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Old 01-25-2015, 05:25 PM   #1
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Help smoke from steering column

Help smoke from steering column, after I pushed in the Hazard switch, now the ignition switch will not turn on acesseries or start engine.

Can some please help me diagnose the problem?
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Old 01-25-2015, 06:10 PM   #2
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Re: Help smoke from steering column

Since the Hazards are on their own fuse it sounds like you may have fried the fusable link at the battery. Did you find the cause of the smoke? Is the battery still charged?
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Old 01-25-2015, 06:52 PM   #3
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I think I may have found the problem. any suggestions as to go about fixing it?
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Old 01-25-2015, 06:53 PM   #4
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Old 01-25-2015, 06:54 PM   #5
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Old 01-25-2015, 07:33 PM   #6
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That is not the cause, but the result unless it was contacting grounded metal.
Might start with the factory service manual pages 12-33 and 12-34.
Easy enough to fix though with another terminal and a pigtail to splice in. But that purple wire only feeds the switch from the fuse block tap.

Like I said earlier you might have fried the fusable link. Check it and all your fuses/wiring for damage.

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Old 01-25-2015, 10:35 PM   #7
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Where is the fusible link you say I could have fried I checked all fuses for continuity theses where the fuses that blew.

Traffic Haz 15 amp
Tail stop park dome 20 amp
Glove box spot lamps 15 amp

I do have the service manaul and I am reviewing 12-33 and 12-34
Not too good with wiring diagrams I get how to flow the spaghetti to next item, but that is really it.
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Old 01-25-2015, 10:37 PM   #8
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Just to note wipers won't work either just my headlight switch seems to work.

Also repaired the purple line for now by just jumping the turn signal harness pigtail.
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Old 01-25-2015, 11:23 PM   #9
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The fusible link is some times up by the firewall on the driver side and i think there is one in the wire going to the starter .Looks like you may have had a dead short in the column .I would start by testing the wring for opens and dead shorts with a fluke meter.The harness isnt to bad to replace in the column just have to pull the whole thing out .
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Old 01-27-2015, 12:19 AM   #10
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The fusible link is some times up by the firewall on the driver side and i think there is one in the wire going to the starter .Looks like you may have had a dead short in the column .I would start by testing the wring for opens and dead shorts with a fluke meter.The harness isnt to bad to replace in the column just have to pull the whole thing out .
I have not seemed to find it yet do you have a picture of what it looks like? is it under the hood or near the fuse box inside the cab?
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Old 01-27-2015, 08:19 PM   #12
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The link should be between the battery + and the junction block on the passenger fender. They are often gone.
Do you have working headlights or horn? If yes, its not a fusible link issue.
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These two diagrams will show how the hazards and other stuff you have that is not working and they should explain why they quit working. Mr. Franken is correct, if your lights and horn are working then the fusible link is good.

This diagram shows the accessory wire from the key switch which powers the hazard lights fuse and the wipers and heater fan switch. It is the 3rd one down from the top and is a 12 gauge wire. It is shown by the arrow.

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This is the back side of the fuse panel and the arrows show the accessory wire coming in to power the fuses for the things that no longer work. It also connects to the key switch battery wire and I suspect that the short from the column connector has blown the key switch connection to the brown accessory wire. especially if all the fuses are good.

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Old 01-28-2015, 05:22 PM   #14
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Help smoke from steering column, after I pushed in the Hazard switch, now the ignition switch will not turn on acesseries or start engine.

Can some please help me diagnose the problem?
The smoke needs to be kept inside for things to work properly. Once you let it out you need to replace the wiring with new wires and connectors that still hold the smoke in for stuff to work.
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Old 01-28-2015, 08:04 PM   #15
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If you let the smoke out of the column, generally bad news. Just my 2 cents.
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