dead battery thing ?

[87c10slammer]

lol i have never heard anyone use the expresion c.r.s. besides me and a couple guys at work. usually it is something in the box that is burnt up. maybe a grounded wire inside it. or a wire culd have been getting chafed on the collumn for some time and finally gave way.

[silverhairdeere]

well slammer you must be right , before taking out the old switch hook in the new one at the bottom of the column guess what same problem a very bright test light . have unbolted the outside plug into the fire wall but still looking for the screws for the inside , can't find any . got hot so came on in . if i get it off are there wires funning down the back side to ther different locations or is it a wire molded in the back of the box ? never had one off ! the sad part being so big (fat)will have to take out the seat to do anything . any help appericated .

silver hair deere

[silverhairdeere]

went out today and took the power box off the fire wall and from the inside , no burnt wires anywhere only tons of old grease took 3 hrs and two cans of brake cleaner just to clean and see the wires . nothing . went back and looked at the fried 4 way flasher, it was the solid green wire . started tracing it from steering column through the box out the plug and started down the frame but started raining . I'm thinking , according to the book (Chilton) the green wire goes to the right tail light housing so there must be a break in the wire grounding into the frame draining the battery . how does sound ?

silver hair deere

[87c10slammer]

have you thought about replacing the bulb housing? they are your grounding points for the lights. they are tied directly to the body. i have seen weirder things so..

[silverhairdeere]

don't think that it as first thing we did was to unplug the wiring harness at the rear tail lights . made no difference . thats why i think it's in between that and the front of truck . anybody ever have a short along the rail wiring even though it in the plastic tubing ?

silver hair deere

[gmctrucks]

Hey members I thought my battery charger had died and since im not using my truck right now I placed the charger on the battery hey it works im glad it does since this charger even has for fast jump start and so on.

Schumacher Battery Charger 6 & 12 volt - eBay (item 260279688212 end time Sep-02-08 05:25:25 PDT) It's this brand but the one I have has more bells & whistles to it or more to go wrong with it.

[silverhairdeere]

and the problem was drum roll please , a mis adjusted brake pedal switch . I've herd a common problem for those years . and a real pain in the butt to get right (i have blood whelps on my arm to prove it ) !!


silver hair deere

[RoadHammerTLM]

I have came across that just one time on an old 71' Dart. But even as I read this thread it never came to mind until you posted it. Dang I am getting old.
Glad you got it fixed.

Hammer

[greenmachine48]

OK, guys, from what I have seen, a drain on my battery is very common (after 5 days gone). I have seen mis-adjusted brake light switch as one thing to check. Anyone have another short answer. I just had the GM mechanic from next door check out the truck and now the battery is dead again. He did the parasite test.