dead battery thing ? - Page 2

87c10slammer · 08-27-2008, 06:10 PM

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 · 08-28-2008, 11:40 AM

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 · 08-29-2008, 05:22 PM

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 · 08-29-2008, 05:37 PM

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 · 08-29-2008, 05:43 PM

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 · 09-01-2008, 04:23 AM

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 · 09-09-2008, 09:38 PM

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 · 09-10-2008, 08:16 AM

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

08-28-2008, 11:40 AM	#12
silverhairdeere Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: land between the lakes tn Posts: 52	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 Attached Thumbnails

09-09-2008, 09:38 PM	#17
silverhairdeere Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: land between the lakes tn Posts: 52	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 Attached Thumbnails

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08-27-2008, 06:10 PM	#11
87c10slammer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: levittown pa Posts: 1,964	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.

08-29-2008, 05:22 PM	#13
silverhairdeere Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: land between the lakes tn Posts: 52	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

08-29-2008, 05:37 PM	#14
87c10slammer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: levittown pa Posts: 1,964	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..

08-29-2008, 05:43 PM	#15
silverhairdeere Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: land between the lakes tn Posts: 52	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

09-01-2008, 04:23 AM	#16
gmctrucks Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houston,Texas Posts: 1,603	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.

09-10-2008, 08:16 AM	#18
RoadHammerTLM Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 244	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