Ken Blythen Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 That's sorta what I have - except that something is emulating the key being in the ignition, so I have the first buzzer if the door opens. But turn the key to Run and since there's no seat belt the light and 2nd buzzer come on. (Mine don't go off, they come on. ) Hi Gary:nabble_waving_orig:, The operation of the buzzers changed over the years....I forget all the details, but my truck ('83) also has two units. One is wired to operate for 8 seconds (as per the owners manual description), in conjunction with the 'FASTEN BELTS' warning light, after you turn the key on. The tone of this buzzer is horrific. The second buzzer (SLIGHTLY milder) operates if a door is opened, while the park or head lights are on....all regardless of the key being in/out, or it's position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Hi Gary:nabble_waving_orig:, The operation of the buzzers changed over the years....I forget all the details, but my truck ('83) also has two units. One is wired to operate for 8 seconds (as per the owners manual description), in conjunction with the 'FASTEN BELTS' warning light, after you turn the key on. The tone of this buzzer is horrific. The second buzzer (SLIGHTLY milder) operates if a door is opened, while the park or head lights are on....all regardless of the key being in/out, or it's position. Hello, Ken! I pray that you, Gail and your family are staying well! Always good reading your input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Hi Gary:nabble_waving_orig:, The operation of the buzzers changed over the years....I forget all the details, but my truck ('83) also has two units. One is wired to operate for 8 seconds (as per the owners manual description), in conjunction with the 'FASTEN BELTS' warning light, after you turn the key on. The tone of this buzzer is horrific. The second buzzer (SLIGHTLY milder) operates if a door is opened, while the park or head lights are on....all regardless of the key being in/out, or it's position. Ken - Good to have your input! Long time no hear. As David said, I hope things are well for you and your family, especially with all that is going on. Yes, the buzzers changed over the years. And it is good to know how your '83 works. As we are getting the owners manuals on the site, slowly, it might be good to pull the relevant sections out of each of those and make a page on warning buzzers. And, depending on what I find today with the wiring, give some warning there regarding what happens when you mix the wiring of several different years. Thanks again, and stay well and in touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Blythen Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Ken - Good to have your input! Long time no hear. As David said, I hope things are well for you and your family, especially with all that is going on. Yes, the buzzers changed over the years. And it is good to know how your '83 works. As we are getting the owners manuals on the site, slowly, it might be good to pull the relevant sections out of each of those and make a page on warning buzzers. And, depending on what I find today with the wiring, give some warning there regarding what happens when you mix the wiring of several different years. Thanks again, and stay well and in touch. David & Gary.....thanks both! Yes...Gail, myself & the family are all fine. We have 1,100 Covid19 cases here currently, with only one fatality (population is 4.8 million).....so although we are in a full lockdown, it could be much worse. All the best to you each, & your families! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 David & Gary.....thanks both! Yes...Gail, myself & the family are all fine. We have 1,100 Covid19 cases here currently, with only one fatality (population is 4.8 million).....so although we are in a full lockdown, it could be much worse. All the best to you each, & your families! Ken - I hadn't read about the lock-down in New Zealand, but just did. I think your government made the right call at the right time. I wish more had here in the US and in other places. Please tell Gail hello from Janey and I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Blythen Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Ken - I hadn't read about the lock-down in New Zealand, but just did. I think your government made the right call at the right time. I wish more had here in the US and in other places. Please tell Gail hello from Janey and I. Thanks Gary, I will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARRYS83F100 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Thanks Gary, I will I just had my dash pad out of my 1983 F100 and found only 1 buzzer above glove box unhooked, I hooked it up and it works as should now where will 2nd buzzer be located ? 2nd can buzzer be replaced with a child ? If so part # and is is a plug in swap ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 I just had my dash pad out of my 1983 F100 and found only 1 buzzer above glove box unhooked, I hooked it up and it works as should now where will 2nd buzzer be located ? 2nd can buzzer be replaced with a child ? If so part # and is is a plug in swap ? I just did a search of the site and found a couple of hits on this topic: Interchange: By adding 3 wires, a later electronic chime (large black 7-pin) or buzzer (smaller black 7-pin) can replace an older buzzer (green 4-pin). By adding 2, the later white buzzer (smaller white 6-pin) will work. Each additional wire adds functionality. Year-To-Year-Differences: Dane wrote "In the electrical, the brochure says lights on/door buzzer changed to a chime on XLT, XLT Lariat in 1986, in the 1986 brochure. Mine has a build date of 02/86, it's a XLT Lariat and it has a buzzer. Could be somebody changed it to a buzzer, but that seems kind of unlikely." So I don't think a chime is a direct plug in, although I don't know that for sure. Maybe someone else does. But your buzzer should have two functions in it, key on and seat belt, as described below. If so, I don't think there's a 2nd buzzer available as you have both in one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullnoseLuvr Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Right. So the Key Warning Switch is bad? I'll check it out. http://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/file/n55398/Key_Warning_Switch.jpg Is there somewhere we record mistakes in documentation? There are two in this drawing -- circuit 159 & 195 at the buzzer and plug should be the same but I don't know which is correct. Also the brown wire (circuit 14) in the plug is marked as BK and marked correctly as BN at the buzzer. My truck has a brown wire. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Right. So the Key Warning Switch is bad? I'll check it out. http://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/file/n55398/Key_Warning_Switch.jpg Is there somewhere we record mistakes in documentation? There are two in this drawing -- circuit 159 & 195 at the buzzer and plug should be the same but I don't know which is correct. Also the brown wire (circuit 14) in the plug is marked as BK and marked correctly as BN at the buzzer. My truck has a brown wire. Mark Mark - I can edit the page and mark it up. And I agree with what you are saying on Ckt 14 - it can't be both black and brown. And since yours is brown we'll go that way. And I see what you are saying - the plug says 195 and the circuit going to the buzzer says 159. And looking at pages 83 and 84, which is where that circuit comes from, I see it is actually 159. Good catches! I've made the changes, although the page size isn't quite where I want it yet. Anyway, see what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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