madhakish Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 So I've been having odd power problems on and off, like the CIG lighter fuse blows and my rear amp comes on, replace the fuse and A/C and CIG lighter work again but rear amp goes.. Today leaving work everything just shut off except the headlights. The backlight for the clock is on bit no clock, no interior lights, no tail/brake lights, HU, amps, etc (stock amps, aftermarket HU). No fuses are blown but nothing works except headlights. Wtf just happened? Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushnut Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 sounds like you've got a cracked circuit board or wire harness. good luck bro....electric gremlins are not my strong suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Things going in and out depending on what else is out sounds like bad grounds to me. Also check the fuse links, might be something funny there. Hopefully it's something simple, sounds like a true cluster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nissanland Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Sounds like the gremlins found your truck..bummer, sorry to say it, hopefully you can get something done with it before you pull any and all hair you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terranovation Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Are you replacing the correct voltage for the fuse? Use the correct voltage eg don't use a 30 amp fuse for everything. I remember someone used 30 amp fuses on their entire fuse block. The results were not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhakish Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 Time to get out the volt meter and start hunting open circuits.. Before this when my blinker is on and the fuse for CIG/ac is not blown I hear an audible clicking through the stereo, as soon as that fuse pops, the clicking stops.. Now I wonder if my attempt at upgrading stalks didn't jar loose a wire connector.. Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhakish Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 Mods - this is a dupe post, can it be joined to the previous one? Terra - yup all correct amperage across the board. See the other post for my last post. Will be hunting gremlins tonight. Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Merged and pruned Mr Mad... Sorry electrical mysteries are not my strong point, so I'm no help here. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhakish Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 (edited) Was digging around and found a broken wire up at the battery harness. Soldered a new peice of fresh wire in and shes off and running again! Looks like the battery is a bit loose andbsliding around enough to bump/push/pull on the connector and it had corroded a bit.. Thanks Precise1. Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Tapatalk Edited October 4, 2014 by madhakish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhakish Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 This connector has two wires coming off the + post, one had broken loose and was disconnected. Noticed it because i bumped the battery checking relays and heard all the accessories power up and then saw it just barely touching its connector. Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Was digging around and found a broken wire up at the battery harness. Soldered a new peice of fresh wire in and shes off and running again! Looks like the battery is a bit loose andbsliding around enough to bump/push/pull on the connector and it had corroded a bit.. Thanks Precise1. Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Tapatalk Good catch, it can be easy to miss something like that. Just a word to everyone, make sure your battery is well secured, even to the point of overkill. I once had to fix car that had an electrical fire where the battery burned down to 1/10th its original size. Not fun! The cause was a loose battery... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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