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06-21-2006, 12:56 AM
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13lazers' blazers
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: San Pedro, CA
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electrical gremlin
i posted another thread on this problem when i thought it was my starter. now i know i have a short somewhere. my problem started immediately after i accidentally reversed polarity. everytime i think i fixed it, my battery is completely drained the next day. i have troubleshot and eliminated the alternator and my voltage regulator circuit. i plan on pulling fuses tomorrow to try to find the circuit. if anyone can think of a weak link i should start with i'd appreciate it. i really hope i dont have to go into my steering column. i have several complete wire harness' for my truck. i wonder if it will just be easier to replace all of my wires?
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 1970 2wd blazer 1972 1ton blazer 4x4 in progress 1966 mustang coupe (modified) 1985 c20 suburban tow rig 1996 462 ranger with a 150 efi merc. a former B.A.S.S. tournament boat  almost all exempt from california smog laws intentionally.
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06-21-2006, 01:05 AM
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Truck junkie
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Reno NV
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Re: electrical gremlin
Check the horn relay.
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06-21-2006, 01:36 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Visalia, California
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Re: electrical gremlin
charge batt, popo caps slowly and carfully, check 4 bulbes, bubbles = dry cell
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06-21-2006, 09:42 PM
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13lazers' blazers
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: San Pedro, CA
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Re: electrical gremlin
i think it was a crossed jumper in the mess where i had wired my tranny lockup, glove box light, map light, and electric choke. when i pulled the mess apart my test light i had rigged to hang from my rearview went out. i don't want to get too confident yet, i have been wrong before. the horn relay was fine and my batteries are all optimas. i'll know tomorrow
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1970 2wd blazer 1972 1ton blazer 4x4 in progress 1966 mustang coupe (modified) 1985 c20 suburban tow rig 1996 462 ranger with a 150 efi merc. a former B.A.S.S. tournament boat almost all exempt from california smog laws intentionally.
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06-21-2006, 10:18 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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Re: electrical gremlin
It was the choke.
You probably had all that wired up to a constant hot, right? That way the glove box light comes on when you open the box after you've parked. The choke is supposed to be on a switched circuit. |
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