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Old 08-07-2004, 11:34 PM
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Question FWD about little car in dash.......kinda scared.......

so yeah, i picked up my car today and there is FWD over the little picture of the car in the dash, i dont know if that means its in front wheel drive or what........kinda freaking me out, what is it?
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Old 08-08-2004, 12:57 AM
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FWD LIGHT

TRY REMOVING THE FUSE OUT UNDER THE HOOD THAT PUTS YOUR AWD CAR INTO FWD.
I BELIEVE THE LIGHT SHOULD GO OUT ONCE YOU ARE IN AWD AGAIN.
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Old 08-08-2004, 05:37 AM
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Old 08-08-2004, 08:50 PM
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Re: FWD about little car in dash.......kinda scared.......

Yeah, that light only comes on when the fwd fuse is engaged. It is a little strange that the former owner engaged it though...

Either the car was towed, or something was awry with the awd system...

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so yeah, i picked up my car today and there is FWD over the little picture of the car in the dash, i dont know if that means its in front wheel drive or what........kinda freaking me out, what is it?
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Are there any adverse affects from leaving the fuse in and driving in FWD mode for a long period of time?

Might be a fair weather fuel saver.
Or a plain bad idea... just curious.
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None that I know of. Some members have driven with the fuse in place for over 1 year...

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Are there any adverse affects from leaving the fuse in and driving in FWD mode for a long period of time?
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well i took out the fuse and nothing seems wrong with the AWD, no noises, no weird behavior, i think it was there just to save on gas.....atleast thats what im hoping. i love the feeling of AWDing around a corner
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Old 08-09-2004, 01:14 PM
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That's awesome! Glad everything is running great...

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well i took out the fuse and nothing seems wrong with the AWD, no noises, no weird behavior, i think it was there just to save on gas.....atleast thats what im hoping. i love the feeling of AWDing around a corner
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well i took out the fuse and nothing seems wrong with the AWD, no noises, no weird behavior, i think it was there just to save on gas.....atleast thats what im hoping. i love the feeling of AWDing around a corner
You might want to put the car up on a lift and see if the rear wheels are actually turning with the car in gear...the previous owner may have put the fuse in because the Solenoid C went out or the transfer case had other "issues"
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Old 08-09-2004, 09:29 PM
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...the previous owner may have put the fuse in because the Solenoid C went out or the transfer case had other "issues"
Exactly. Usually reasons for using the fuse are with AWD binding or locking into 50/50 mode.

This becomes obvious during slow tight turns.
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