4x4troy Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 ok i was driving on the highway and all the gauges stopped,the ac stopped and the radio stopped working...no power. i pulled over and shut the pathy off to look under hood to make sure i did not loose a belt. did not see nothing wrong so i got back in and went to start it....nothing...the relay under dash makes a click noise...thats it. i can unplug the connection next to the battery and run a jumper to it with the key on and it will start...but dash gauges still dont work nor does ac or radio.....any ideas on what to hell is going on...its a 95 xev6 auto 4x4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) The starter relay is under the hood on the pass. side inner fender (Blue), what did you unplug near the battery that you jumped? If you jumped something and it starts it sounds like power is not going from the ignition switch through the starter relay. If you can swap the starter relay for another blue one from somewhere and see if it starts, almost all the relays that are the same color are the same ( if they physically look the same, there is another one I've seen that also is blue that is different but it looks different too) Did you check the fuses? Any blown? Any signs near the fusible links near the battery that anything may have melted? Per the 95 FSM, the top row of fuses, far right is shown having to do with the gauge cluster and the radio, may want to check that one. Edited May 21, 2013 by ahardb0dy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4troy Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 here are some pics...the blue relay on pass side has very small wires coming out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4troy Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 Per the 95 FSM, the top row of fuses, far right is shown having to do with the gauge cluster and the radio, may want to check that one. in which fuse box..under hood or under dash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkorahil Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) The relays in the corner are for the blower and the AC (AC closest to firewall) The silver box is the Dropping Resistor for the AT The other relay near the battery is the Auto Amp Relay Edited May 21, 2013 by Alkorahil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4troy Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 so the ones by the air filter...one of them for my starter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkorahil Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) here are some pics...the blue relay on pass side has very small wires coming out of it. Grey is the inhibitor relay. Blue is the Park/Neutral relay Edited May 21, 2013 by Alkorahil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4troy Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 ok which one is the starter relay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4troy Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 and what would cause all that happened at one time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkorahil Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Withthe sudden loss of all electrical power and the descriptions you are giving you have blown one or more fusible links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 They both have to work for the truck to start. Download the service manual, the electrical system shows how it's all laid out. Failure of one of these relays would explain the no-start but not the power failure. That sounds like a fuse blew, and they don't generally do that without provocation. Also the AC has its own fuse (radio and dash illumination are both on the Room Lamp fuse IIRC). So, +1 on checking the fuse links. The thing that gets me is that it crapped out while being driven, but now you can start it. Are the battery cables tight/clean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4troy Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 the ones at the battery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4troy Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 yes battery cables are clean and tight...has new battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4troy Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) its alive......one fuse and the fusible links were replaced and she starts up......and the ac and radio work Edited May 21, 2013 by 4x4troy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Cool... any idea what blew them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4troy Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 no idea at all ...still looking for bad wires or whatever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Good deal, glad you figured it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4troy Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 still needs work but atleast i can start it now.....oh and some jerk tired to steel it...destroyed the ignition cylinder and messed some other stuff up. so i have to treplace the steering column,door locks, and a few wiring harnesses...asshat cut a few.... but atleast he did not get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo94 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Get a gps tracker from ebay, you can get one for like less than $100 iirc and it's definatley worth it, especially after knowing that there are some thieving bastards after your rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Was this before or after the issue? If some fool's been hacking at your wiring, your starting problem is likely related. Good to hear he/she failed... it's a pretty sad car thief who can't boost a WD21! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4troy Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 them same night it started having problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILLANOLA Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 My car also does not want to start sometimes and the fuse under the dash that controls the AC and radio keeps blowing. Any thoughts on what might being going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Probably best to make your own thread on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwin Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Can someone kindly provide the part numbers for: Grey is the inhibitor relay. Blue is the Park/Neutral relay Thanks Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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