1998 Ford F150 big problems

1998 FORD F-150
197,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 4WD • MANUAL
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PHANTOM111
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no heater. head lights on no dash lights .head lights off dash lights on. air bag light on all the time. 4 way flasher lights on all the time no blinking just on. high beam light on when light are on. turn hight beams on the light goes off. checked all fuses no problems there. any suggestions its a 1998 ford f150 4x4 standard where is the power dist box on the ford f 150
Dec 26, 2009 at 8:56 PM
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BILLYMAC
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normally this is a prob with the power distribution box. i have seen this twice with the same truck..
you should be able to find one in a junkyard pretty reasonable. however new through ford a cpl hundred bucks. i would go with used.










billymac
Dec 29, 2009 at 1:52 PM
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VADER_1985
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Hey I had a very similar problem with my 88 F150, when I turned on the lights the interior lights went off and I didn’t have break lights. I looked for shorts and all the fuses were still good. On a hunch I ran a 14 gauge wire from the head light to the tale light and it worked, I got my tail lights back and interior lights too. I do still have to go back in the spring and do the same thing to the high beams.

Hope this helps.

Vader
Jan 8, 2010 at 1:42 PM
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BILLYMAC
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the fuse box is the power distribution box.
by the way, although someone has posted running a wire from head lights to tail . this will make them work .. HOWEVER you are bypassing all safety features this vehicle has. so basicly , you could burn it ..
Jan 9, 2010 at 6:51 AM
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