Tom_G
New Member
- Joined
- Sep 13, 2018
- Messages
- 11
- Reaction score
- 4
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- Location
- Honolulu, HI
- Vehicle Year
- 99
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger XLT
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
Aloha all!
I haven't had the need to use 4WD in a couple of years. Right now, we're in the middle of tropical storm Olivia. Tons of rain, wind, lots of standing water on the streets. Great time to switch on 4W high, right?
I locked the hubs (yes, I replaced the hubs with manual lockers years ago.) Switched the switch to 4WD High. Nothing happened. No lights came on. I thought it might just need a minute, so went ahead and started driving. Then both the 4WD HIGH and 4WD LOW indicators flashed at me about 5-6 times, and went dark. I played with the switch a couple of times, putting it back to 2WD, and even taking advantage of a stoplight to try getting into 4WD low. Nothing I did made any difference, so I finally just left the switch in 2WD. For the rest of the drive, though, both warning indicators would periodically flash a few times.
Thoughts?
Mahalo!
Tom G
I haven't had the need to use 4WD in a couple of years. Right now, we're in the middle of tropical storm Olivia. Tons of rain, wind, lots of standing water on the streets. Great time to switch on 4W high, right?
I locked the hubs (yes, I replaced the hubs with manual lockers years ago.) Switched the switch to 4WD High. Nothing happened. No lights came on. I thought it might just need a minute, so went ahead and started driving. Then both the 4WD HIGH and 4WD LOW indicators flashed at me about 5-6 times, and went dark. I played with the switch a couple of times, putting it back to 2WD, and even taking advantage of a stoplight to try getting into 4WD low. Nothing I did made any difference, so I finally just left the switch in 2WD. For the rest of the drive, though, both warning indicators would periodically flash a few times.
Thoughts?
Mahalo!
Tom G