[Rhodes22-list] Who was Ford Expert?

[Tootle]

Brad:
               I will describe the problem below.  First, Dan Bodnar is no
longer on the list.  I wonder if the boat that Tom bought was Dan’s?  Maybe
he ran into a downsizing at Ford and quietly departed.  He was on the list
as of last May.

	The problem is as follows:  When I first use the van to go somewhere, say
the boat, it works fine.  After I shut if off and do something then go
somewhere else it will not engage, or at least not for quite a while.  After
about an hour driving sometimes I can get it to engage for no apparent
reason other than time.

	A search of the internet and Chilton’s manuals yields the following
information:
First, this is the same cruise (speed) control that Ford was involved in
litigation and recalls over the cruise not disengaging and causing fires.  I
have no history on this van if it was modified under any recalls, but that
is not the issue.

	This control shuts off when brakes are applied or the motor shuts off. 
However, I have not verified disengagement by checking voltage across
switch.

	On the internet there are a couple of references to the same problem as I
describe to other 1999 F-150 Ford Vans.  They suggest three areas of
problems.  First, they suggest the switching device in the steering wheel. 
Apparently a spring can become sloppy with age and the control lever can
wear with age.  Now I believe that I know enough about switches to clean and
adjust a spring if I knew how to get at it.

	Second, they refer to the actual cruise control device as defective and
third, they refer to brake on/off switch.

	Attached is a signal schematic that I got from Chilton’s.

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA



Brad Haslett-2 wrote:
> 
> Ed,
> 
> What are the symptoms or the problem?  They all work pretty much the same.
> My A & P mechanics license has a lot of rust on it but I'm slowly getting
> up
> to speed with the new airplane.  Give me a description of the behavior and
> I'll take a stab at it!
> 
> Brad
> 
> 
> On 1/2/07, Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>       Several years ago we had an expert with Ford vehicles on this list.
>> Are you still there?
>>
>>       An expert in truck cruise controls will suffice.  Are there any of
>> those?
>>
>> Ed K
>> Greenville, SC, USA
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