can you beleive my luck

[makovai]

I bought this POS in september, I'm on my 4th motor, Everything that could have gone out has. Finally it's a nice Sunday afternoon and i decided to take my wife for a ride for the first time in the blazer. I spent all morning finding an oil leak that turn out to be a plug that blew out of the passenger side dipstick.
(The new crate motors have a dipstick on both sides) Anyway we made it 3 blocks and the entire car shut down because of this and this. There was so much smoke that we thought the truck was on fire. Notice in the 1 pic the positive terminal is in 2 pieces. I didn't break it off it melted off. The wires, not the plastic were melted to the header.

To make a long story short.....when i was plugging the passenger side dipstick i knock the + wire to the starter onto the header. The rest is history. The battery is toast, but i cant tell about the alternator and other electronics.

[Medicanman71]

that's a bummer. i had a bad ground a few weeks back and toasted my batt. Now i have a pro vs. oakyrigged ground and a back up from the block to the fire wall, and a fat new batt. good luck next time!

[vtblazer]

Originally Posted by makovai

I bought this POS in september

Hang in there, it's a blazer, it's worth fixing/keeping.

Spring's here, summer's next, best time of the year to have one...good luck.

[LUV2XCLR8]

Originally Posted by vtblazer

Hang in there, it's a blazer, it's worth fixing/keeping.

Spring's here, summer's next, best time of the year to have one...good luck.

A-men

[special-K]

I had a similar problem with an old connector left on the post of my starter:
1)Fried the wiring in the cowl gutter.
2)Battery would run down overnight.
3)Fixed the wires.No change.
4)The bettery began to get overcharged when I ran the truck.First indication was the headlights blew.
5)New alt./volt.reg./battery that took and held a charge,battery still cooking.
6)Put another battery that held a charge in,cooked that.
7)Installed one battery from diesel `Burb that I knew was good,still cooked.Put battery back in`Burb,cooking in that,now.
8)Two new batteries in the`Burb,still cooked(only drove it 5 miles).
9)New alt.in`Burb and now it`s ok.
10)Back to the`72,I removed new alt.& volt.reg and installed internal regulated-type alt.from`86 parts`Burb.No cooking,but the battery is still draining in overnight.
11)New OptimaGold,all seems fine.
12)I think the voltage regulator that I bought is junk(Advanced).I`ll see if the alternators ok.

[ClassicStyle]

special - you might have put a bad alt on, if the one of the diode's in the diode-trio goes out, it was actually suck power from the battery while the vehicle is not running. at night after you engine has cooled off, walk out to you truck and feel the alt. if its hot, its bad.

sorry to here about yet a nother near miss makovia, atleast it's a realllly good looking truck.

-Cameron

[red71cheyenne]

Ouch!! Sorry to hear that. Hopefully it will be a simple fix. Jeff.

[jbon64]

i have no words of wisdom just a misery loves company thing. i built a 350 this fall/winter , nothing to put it in yet so i build a run stand . i've ran the motor a couple dozen times so far , seems like i've had NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS !!!! cracked head , leaking pan gasket , oilpan had a pin hole ...leaked , i've replaced several starters (all used) . the only good thing is all this stuff is easily fixed not being in a car/truck. good luck on your gremlins !!

[makovai]

Originally Posted by jbon64

i have no words of wisdom just a misery loves company thing. i built a 350 this fall/winter , nothing to put it in yet so i build a run stand . i've ran the motor a couple dozen times so far , seems like i've had NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS !!!! cracked head , leaking pan gasket , oilpan had a pin hole ...leaked , i've replaced several starters (all used) . the only good thing is all this stuff is easily fixed not being in a car/truck. good luck on your gremlins !!

I really feel for ya.....I bought this blazer cause it had a brand new motor in it. 3 weeks later this is what i dug out. Yes thats a push rod......the cam had 4 lobes left on it.

[82c10]

i cooked my battery cables worse than that

[makovai]

Originally Posted by 82c10

i cooked my battery cables worse than that

oh ya......well my dad can beat up your dad
just kidding.
the red wire is only being held together by about 3 stands of wire. I prolly could have cooked them more if the lead terminal didnt melt off the battery.

[JMac11]

Wow and I almost cried after smoking the engine in mine on my way to vacation, made it about 40 miles and the oil pressure dipped....... 80 mph on I 10 was more than the rings could handle...... I was looking so good with my new bimini top too......

[IGOR]

Hang in there man


- let me know if you still want that radiator...

[72armyswbtruck]

Them sure are some pretty wires, I feel for you, what a pain, hang in there though She'll pull thru allright

[makovai]

Well i put an optimum battery in and all is well again. I didn't fry anything which is a little surprising considering the god awful smell.
But thats ok....nothing a new car scent air freshener cant fix

[FRENCHBLUE72]

I agreee summer is alomost here and these blazers cannot be beat when they have the top off..

[makovai]

Wow......New update....took the wife and kids shopping today in the blazer. we went everywhere.....course she complained the whole time but we had a uneventful trip...... I couldn't help it, i stuck the key in and pretended to turn it when i said "ut oh....its dead" followed by "April fools" I thought it was very funny....she did not.

[krue]