Where is the speed control switch on a ford E450?

arunforce · 12-15-2008, 01:47 PM

Where is it, can you circle it on the pic?

Also, is it hard to remove, because I figure all you need is a wrench. I need to take it out for a recall.

**SABL** · 12-17-2008, 01:39 AM

I keep getting the recall notices for this issue. Why are you removing the switch?? The dealer will take care of everything when you take it in.

arunforce · 12-17-2008, 07:22 PM

For reasons that prevent it from being taken.

**SABL** · 12-18-2008, 09:24 AM

IC........

I will look at mine.....didn't see it in the pics.

I checked the details for the recall..... are you saying your switch has caught fire?? From what I see the fix is to install a fused harness to the switch.

The switch that is in question is the "deactivate" switch, which is mounted on the front of the master cylinder. Should have G/r (green with red tracer) and R/g wires.... only 2 wires.

Unless Ford is going to hand you a new switch, all you will get is a fused harness.

**SABL** · 12-18-2008, 09:26 AM

You have pics of everything else....let me look at a newer van.....hold on.

**SABL** · 12-18-2008, 09:42 AM

'98 E series....switch is here.

**SABL** · 12-18-2008, 09:45 AM

'95 E series.......switch is here.

**SABL** · 12-18-2008, 09:52 AM

Doing something wrong.......you are here.

**SABL** · 12-18-2008, 09:59 AM

http://partimages2.genpt.com/partimages/746626.jpg

should look like this

arunforce · 12-19-2008, 01:08 PM

I think I found it, it was in the first pic.

I'm going to remove it.

arunforce · 12-19-2008, 01:21 PM

**SABL** · 12-19-2008, 01:38 PM

The switch itself is a problem, but the dealer fix seems to be fusing the circuit to prevent a fire hazard when the switch does fail.

Maybe FoMoCo has updated the fix to include an improved switch. I am still running the old switch on my '95 with no problems...236K miles.

Best of luck,
SABL

arunforce · 12-19-2008, 05:05 PM

I was just wondering if this was correct and it is indeed the speed control switch, it appears to connect to the master cylinder.

**SABL** · 12-20-2008, 06:33 AM

That's the one. It is the deactivate switch for the cruise control. The problem occurs when brake fluid leaks into the switch, causing a short circuit. The only fix I have seen is to install a fused harness to interrupt the power if the switch fails.

**SABL** · 12-20-2008, 06:39 AM

I just checked your first set of pics. The connection you marked is the fluid level sensor. It is located on the side of the master cyl, just under the reservoir...that is NOT the speed control switch.

In my pics the SCS is in the center... mounted (screwed) right into the front end of the master cylinder.

**SABL** · 12-20-2008, 07:08 AM

This pic is of my '95.... and is just for reference as to what the switch will look like.

If you do not have cruise control, you will not find it.

arunforce · 12-20-2008, 12:45 PM

I don't see anything that resembles a SCS, so I will just get it fixed and take it to a dealer.

If I disconnect the battery, will I have any issue of the SCS catching on fire?

**SABL** · 12-20-2008, 02:53 PM

Do you have cruise control??

arunforce · 12-21-2008, 01:19 PM

Yeah, I do.

**SABL** · 12-21-2008, 02:17 PM

Great!! If you didn't have it you would not have to worry about the recall.

The recall notice states that 5million vehicles need the repair. I own 2 of them. Would you mind telling me the year of your van?? I might have missed it.

If you have a pic of the master cylinder.... specifically the front portion... I might be able to point the SCS out. As stated earlier, there will be 2 wires to the switch..... Green with red tracer and a Red with green tracer. By disconnecting the coupling that holds these 2 wires, at the master cylinder, you should have eliminated the risk of an underhood fire.

Disconnecting the battery will also eliminate the risk of fire.

12-15-2008, 01:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
arunforce Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 73 OS: XP	Where is the speed control switch on a ford E450? Where is it, can you circle it on the pic? Also, is it hard to remove, because I figure all you need is a wrench. I need to take it out for a recall.

12-17-2008, 01:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
SABL Moderator Relaxation Room Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Galena, Ohio Posts: 1,311 OS: WinXP SP3	Re: Where is the speed control switch on a ford E450? I keep getting the recall notices for this issue. Why are you removing the switch?? The dealer will take care of everything when you take it in.

12-17-2008, 07:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
arunforce Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 73 OS: XP	Re: Where is the speed control switch on a ford E450? For reasons that prevent it from being taken.

12-18-2008, 09:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
SABL Moderator Relaxation Room Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Galena, Ohio Posts: 1,311 OS: WinXP SP3	Re: Where is the speed control switch on a ford E450? IC........ I will look at mine.....didn't see it in the pics. I checked the details for the recall..... are you saying your switch has caught fire?? From what I see the fix is to install a fused harness to the switch. The switch that is in question is the "deactivate" switch, which is mounted on the front of the master cylinder. Should have G/r (green with red tracer) and R/g wires.... only 2 wires. Unless Ford is going to hand you a new switch, all you will get is a fused harness.

12-18-2008, 09:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
SABL Moderator Relaxation Room Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Galena, Ohio Posts: 1,311 OS: WinXP SP3	Re: Where is the speed control switch on a ford E450? You have pics of everything else....let me look at a newer van.....hold on.

12-18-2008, 09:59 AM	#9 (permalink)
SABL Moderator Relaxation Room Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Galena, Ohio Posts: 1,311 OS: WinXP SP3	Re: Where is the speed control switch on a ford E450? http://partimages2.genpt.com/partimages/746626.jpg should look like this

12-19-2008, 01:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
arunforce Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 73 OS: XP	Re: Where is the speed control switch on a ford E450? I think I found it, it was in the first pic. I'm going to remove it.

12-19-2008, 01:21 PM	#11 (permalink)
arunforce Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 73 OS: XP	Re: Where is the speed control switch on a ford E450?

12-19-2008, 01:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
SABL Moderator Relaxation Room Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Galena, Ohio Posts: 1,311 OS: WinXP SP3	Re: Where is the speed control switch on a ford E450? The switch itself is a problem, but the dealer fix seems to be fusing the circuit to prevent a fire hazard when the switch does fail. Maybe FoMoCo has updated the fix to include an improved switch. I am still running the old switch on my '95 with no problems...236K miles. Best of luck, SABL

12-19-2008, 05:05 PM	#13 (permalink)
arunforce Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 73 OS: XP	Re: Where is the speed control switch on a ford E450? I was just wondering if this was correct and it is indeed the speed control switch, it appears to connect to the master cylinder.

12-20-2008, 06:33 AM	#14 (permalink)
SABL Moderator Relaxation Room Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Galena, Ohio Posts: 1,311 OS: WinXP SP3	Re: Where is the speed control switch on a ford E450? That's the one. It is the deactivate switch for the cruise control. The problem occurs when brake fluid leaks into the switch, causing a short circuit. The only fix I have seen is to install a fused harness to interrupt the power if the switch fails.

12-20-2008, 06:39 AM	#15 (permalink)
SABL Moderator Relaxation Room Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Galena, Ohio Posts: 1,311 OS: WinXP SP3	Re: Where is the speed control switch on a ford E450? I just checked your first set of pics. The connection you marked is the fluid level sensor. It is located on the side of the master cyl, just under the reservoir...that is NOT the speed control switch. In my pics the SCS is in the center... mounted (screwed) right into the front end of the master cylinder.

12-20-2008, 12:45 PM	#17 (permalink)
arunforce Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 73 OS: XP	Re: Where is the speed control switch on a ford E450? I don't see anything that resembles a SCS, so I will just get it fixed and take it to a dealer. If I disconnect the battery, will I have any issue of the SCS catching on fire? Last edited by arunforce; 12-20-2008 at 12:47 PM.

12-20-2008, 02:53 PM	#18 (permalink)
SABL Moderator Relaxation Room Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Galena, Ohio Posts: 1,311 OS: WinXP SP3	Re: Where is the speed control switch on a ford E450? Do you have cruise control??

12-21-2008, 01:19 PM	#19 (permalink)
arunforce Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 73 OS: XP	Re: Where is the speed control switch on a ford E450? Yeah, I do.

12-21-2008, 02:17 PM	#20 (permalink)
SABL Moderator Relaxation Room Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Galena, Ohio Posts: 1,311 OS: WinXP SP3	Re: Where is the speed control switch on a ford E450? Great!! If you didn't have it you would not have to worry about the recall. The recall notice states that 5million vehicles need the repair. I own 2 of them. Would you mind telling me the year of your van?? I might have missed it. If you have a pic of the master cylinder.... specifically the front portion... I might be able to point the SCS out. As stated earlier, there will be 2 wires to the switch..... Green with red tracer and a Red with green tracer. By disconnecting the coupling that holds these 2 wires, at the master cylinder, you should have eliminated the risk of an underhood fire. Disconnecting the battery will also eliminate the risk of fire.