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Stopping the flashing 4WD light with pictures

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23 Sep 2013 11:27 #84077 by helijohn
My thanks to facade for giving me directions.

If you look under the battery, there is a birdsnest of rubber pipes and the two vacuum valves. There is a round switch with two wires on attached to one of the pipes near the valves. Join the wires together.

Then there is a pipe leading from the manifold to this birdsnest. Blank it off at the manifold with a rubber cap.



One look under the battery almost put me off. Oh for tiny hands.


I removed the vac tank for better access. Here is the plug on the switch viewed from the radiator.




The round switch unit pulls out of a spring clip for better access but not much . I wanted to remove the wiring plug from the switch rather than cut the wires and that was a nightmare. Eventually I kinda broke the plug's clip as you can maybe see.



TBC......................

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23 Sep 2013 11:31 - 02 Dec 2013 11:16 #84079 by helijohn
Contd........................
Next I made a patch lead.



Which fits like this.



Then all I had to do was whip off the vac tube going from the round switch to the manifold and replace it with a plugged bit of tube. I was going to use a ball bearing but that's another story. :laugh:




Finally fitted a decent blanking plug.


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17 Apr 2015 19:05 #142681 by Rhinoman
Just to confirm. If I fit the shorting link and then plug the take off from the manifold then I can run FWHs without the flashing warning and 4wd will be fully functional without any other mods? Sorry if it sounds dumb its been a long day - off to Tong tomorrow and just discovered a broken hub.

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17 Apr 2015 19:12 #142682 by helijohn

Rhinoman wrote: I can run FWHs without the flashing warning and 4wd will be fully functional without any other mods? Sorry if it sounds dumb its been a long day - off to Tong tomorrow and just discovered a broken hub.

If I am understanding correctly; if you are using MANUAL selectable hubs then yes. If you have locked (or unlocked) non manual hubs (permanently) by some method then again I think yes.

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17 Apr 2015 19:27 #142686 by Rhinoman
Yes I have some Aisin free wheeling hubs that I can use. If I don't do the switch mod will I have 4wd and the only issue will be an annoying flashing light?

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17 Apr 2015 19:31 #142687 by mlines
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17 Apr 2015 19:32 #142688 by mlines
If you have manual hubs and transfer box then yes, you will have 4wd no matter what the electronics think

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17 Apr 2015 19:42 #142689 by Rhinoman
Electronic transfer box

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17 Apr 2015 22:04 - 17 Apr 2015 22:05 #142698 by Rhinoman
It looks like mine will be a little easier to do because that switch is already hanging loose! Underneath the vacuum take-off from the manifold there is another pipe that appears be plugged, what is that for?. I'm a little concerned that if I don't blank off the vacuum pipe at the manifold I will have a vacuum leak when 4wd is engaged.

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18 Apr 2015 17:33 #142721 by Rhinoman
My VSVs and switch were just hanging in free air, another dodgy job by a previous owner:




I didn't have time to sort all that out so I pulled out the switch and VSV module. I blanked off the manifold take-off and then used the T=piece from the
pipes that I removed to connect together the remaining pipework to keep the dirt out:


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18 Apr 2015 20:14 #142739 by helijohn

Rhinoman wrote: My VSVs and switch were just hanging in free air, another dodgy job by a previous owner:


Must compliment you on the nice clear pics James. B)
I am one of those who leaves some things free hanging, especially if it is awkward to reach or if I am returning to it frequently...........and cos I am too idle to refit stuff. :blush:

So it worked fine in the end?? ;)

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19 Apr 2015 19:10 #142776 by Rhinoman
I just got back from Tong, 4wd worked perfectly and no flashing light.

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