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Old 01-24-2015, 11:45 AM
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I just bought my first ford 4x4..so I need some help....What is the shift pattern on my 83 f150 4x4..mine does not shift like the pattern on th ****....This is how mine shifts starting with the shifter in the far north position ...I got N-4H-4L-2H.......shifter shows 2h 4h N 4L......What's going on here
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So your 2wd is at the bottom near the seat?
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Exaxtly.....something is not right !!!!!....
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Thats not possible. N has to be between h and l. I know patterns are (starting at top) 2h-4h-n-4l and 4l-n-2h-4h with 4h being at the seat. Does your 4x4 light work on your dash?
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Yes it does but only in the shift pattern that I described
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Thats crazy. Sorry but this is beyond anything i know. Ill try my other buddies.
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They are telling me thats no shift pattern a ford tcase ever had. I know there is a 4l-n-4h-2h from dash to seat but not what you stated. They also said someone may have installed wrong linkage. One of these guys worked a ford parts counter for 35yr. I dunno what else to add.
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2H and 4H are always on one side of neutral 4L on the other side. H-N-L. On every truck I've ever seen anyway.
I did have a 76 chev back in about 78 that had 5 positions 2H, 4H, N, 4L, 2L. I kinda liked 2 low for the fields and bush roads. But that's the only variation I've ever seen.
There were a few oddball ones that had power takeoff on them - don't suppose yours has that ?



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