Main battery cut off switch blinking.

Discussion in 'Freightliner Forum' started by angelor, Jul 9, 2015.

  1. angelor

    angelor Bobtail Member

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    When I turn off battery power little red light blinks continously and also on firewall next to some kind of block of posts. Truck won't start and i replaced starter and disconnected all batteries and dielectric greased them due to green corrosion. After disconnecting batteries truck starts once and process starts all over. please help. Before this you would have to turn key on quickly three times to get truck to start. Now doing it in other 2012 cascadia with cummins engine. After looking closer to blinking light on firewall, found it is a fuse box and the fuses were laying out in side box put fuses back in but same problem
     
    Last edited: Jul 9, 2015
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  3. niteninja

    niteninja Bobtail Member

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    Might be a main battery cable grounding to the frame or something...
     
  4. Chip S

    Chip S Light Load Member

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    The PNDB has failed (the blinking box on the firewall). Check all connections. If they are ok, you will need a new pndb
     
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  5. angelor

    angelor Bobtail Member

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    400 dollars. Don't understand this. 50 k miles. Why not just put big on off switch on battery cable? Special order too. Is this Cummins or Freightliner idea?
     
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  6. mhyn

    mhyn Road Train Member

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    I think its a German engineering...F***k all of them who designed Cascadia's electrical system ! right now I am heaving big problem because the water goes into sam cab from windshield seal. when you replace pndb check to see no water goes into it.
     
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  7. angelor

    angelor Bobtail Member

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    Changed the 400 dollar pndb and it still won't start and it is still blinking. checked auxilliary pndb and it has power going thru it.
     
    Last edited: Jul 14, 2015
  8. mhyn

    mhyn Road Train Member

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    I have seen 2012 Cascadia with bad Load Disconnect Switch. The LED was blinking...
     
  9. angelor

    angelor Bobtail Member

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    Changed that too also ignition and relays. The only thing left on schematic is clutch switch and I can't find it.
     
  10. mhyn

    mhyn Road Train Member

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    to reach clutch switch you need to remove headlight switch. get long extension with allen bit on it . I think its size number 6mm. you will see one bolt there next to clutch pedal. that is it.
    link to see how it looks

    http://cdn3.bigcommerce.com/s-xxjvu...01_5207_007__93652.1423511265.500.500.JPG?c=2
     
    Last edited: Jul 15, 2015
  11. angelor

    angelor Bobtail Member

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    It was the clutch switch!
     
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