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Ford E450 Wire Chafing behind Coolant Reservoir
Yahoo Message Number: 126388
Ok Ford E450/E350 folks, it is time to burn a few calories.  Grab your 5/16 inch socket wrench, pop your hood open, remove the the three bolts holding your coolant resevoir in the upper driver's side corner in the engine compartment, and pull the reservoir forward enough to see if the flange on the plastic coolant reservoir is cutting through the wires that are between the firewall and the coolant reservoir.  You might want to "armor" your wiring before you put the coolant reservoir back in place.  The entire process takes only a few minutes and might save you from experiencing some electrical gremlins caused by shorts and disconnections. Several Caravaners have found their wire insulation in various degrees of damage.  You might add this procedure to your routine maintence task list.
 Details and photos are on the "Techsnoz" Yahoo group in the "Files" section in "Article64.pdf".  You can get to "Techsnoz" through the "Links" on this website.

Terry Tanner 2001 27RB in rainy Los Angeles
Terry Apple
2013 RB 27 Baby Blue Bentley
Re: Ford E450 Wire Chafing behind Coolant Reservoir
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Yahoo Message Number: 126391
"Terry"  wrote: Grab your 5/16 inch socket wrench, pop your hood open, remove the the three bolts holding your coolant resevoir in the upper driver's side corner in the engine compartment, and pull the reservoir forward enough to see if the flange on the plastic coolant reservoir is cutting through the wires that are between the firewall and the coolant reservoir.
--- Thanks, Terry!  I'm glad you mentioned the 5/16" socket; I thought the bolts had screwdriver slots in them! ;-)

Joan
2003 TK has a new home
Re: Ford E450 Wire Chafing behind Coolant Reservoir
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Yahoo Message Number: 126406
Terry, Thanks for the heads-up. My 2002 MB has two wire bundles flanking the rear of the reservoir with 1/2" and 1" clearances.
 Your alert brings to mind a chafing problem brought to my attention by a Born Free owner.  The power steering hose running downward may be in contact with the medal portion on the downward tube of the brake line resulting in chafing and ultimately loss of power steering fluid.

Malcolm I still dry but cool Austin.
2002 Mid Bath
Re: Ford E450 Wire Chafing behind Coolant Reservoir
Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 127117
I finally got around to checking my late 2003 MB for wire chafing and thought I'd share the results.
2003 MB
 
Re: Ford E450 Wire Chafing behind Coolant Reservoir
Reply #5 –
Yahoo Message Number: 127130
My '05 not only has an inch clearance between, but also has some anti-chafe fabric attached to the wire at this point. Guess Ford responded to issues from the field.

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"Yonder" '05 MB
"WLDBLU" glider trailer