buying a used pickup

Mr. Deere · Post by **Mr. Deere** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:14 pm

Uhh ohh you better hope the body controller isn't fried. Power locks still work.

WatertownBob · Post by **WatertownBob** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:32 pm

Power locks work fine...
I check out the fuese on the fender wall

Thanks Bob

WatertownBob · Post by **WatertownBob** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:44 pm

No fuese under the hood.

I pulled the cd player and radio and checked for power none . Traced the harness back to to fuse box all wires look fine no chaffing or anything. I checked for power at the fuses for the radio no voltage...

any idea
Bob

WatertownBob · Post by **WatertownBob** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:47 pm

More.......

The things that should work when the key is turned on are not. Radio power windows lights on the radio and the heater control panel. However the heater control panel works other then the lights

The instrument panel works fine lights and all.

Bob

Mr. Deere · Post by **Mr. Deere** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:48 pm

Just for Shits and giggles change the radio fuse. Also See about getting to the back side of the box. Maybe bad connection or ground.

WatertownBob · Post by **WatertownBob** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:03 pm

Tried that no luck
Bob

WatertownBob · Post by **WatertownBob** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:22 pm

looked at some threads from other web sites

What are maxi-fuses there are aparently under the hood

Bob

moontreenrg · Post by **moontreenrg** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:25 am

maxi fuse is a little larger than a normal fuse.

Mr. Deere · Post by **Mr. Deere** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:10 pm

they shoul be right in the drivers side fender well. Right across from the battery. Or they are tucked right up against the firewall up near the steering wheel.

Danzig · Post by **Danzig** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:47 pm

If my memory servs me right, the "radio" that you think is in the dash is not a radio. The unit in the dash is just a player, the actual reciever is located up inside the dash, which is the actual stereo, otherwise known as the reciever. My 94 chevy did the same thing, the "radio" lights up but no sound. Try your AM setting, if that works, your FM band is blown in he reciever, very common on these vehicles with age. The recievers are common on ebay and salvage yards.

Mr. Deere · Post by **Mr. Deere** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:04 pm

I just remembered something. When we got the rear window replaced the guy shorted out the third brake light and it killed the radio. Does the third light work?? I dont know what happened but as soon as we left the place the radio quit. We took off the housing or replaced the fuse and it worked again. Sorry I was young but I remember the third light causing a problem. Funny story we put the sled through the back window off the truck so we needed a new one.

Post by **ICCSF 108** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:23 pm

Mr. Deere wrote: Sorry I was young but I remember the third light causing a problem.

Bob, you can't remember past day before yesterday? :lol22:

Kenny

JDT · Post by **JDT** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:33 pm

WatertownBob · Post by **WatertownBob** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:42 am

When I was checking the fuese I was putting a ohm meter across the fuse while it was still installed. They all where checking good.

But I guess that was checking the whole circuit not the fuse. I looked in the owners manual and the Courtsy fuse had all the systems that were not working right so I pulled it and it was blown. Replaced and woa it all works.

This was after hours with the dash allapart and looking at wire bundels and connections yuke What a stupid oversight..

Thanks for help guys

Bob

Mr. Deere · Post by **Mr. Deere** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:59 pm

HAHAHAHA at least you got it fixed now that you say that it makes sense. Your in Series when you check resistance so it was just going in one lead and out the other showing a good connection. Now to find out why it blew.