Electrical expedition
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 5:31 pm
I am having some electrical issues. Here is a quick summary of what I've recently done and what is now happening.
This is an exmod FFR from Alta. The wiring is fairly original. There are an assortment of wires in the back which deal with the trailer set up, and one or two of those may be in the wrong prong .
The truck was stripped down to just the bulkhead, dashboard , engine and frame , everything above was removed( along with all the lights etc). It has been reassembled and all the electricals reconnected. It was a bloody crusade. I sanded and cleaned every connection and applied a thin layer of vaseline.
I've tried everything I can think of and I'm stumped on a few problems.
When I turn the military light switch to the left(in any position as well as the position far right) the electrics go funny. My fuel level indicator goes past the full position( I have a 1/3 full tank) my hazards don't work, the glow plug light comes on, so does the mainbeam light. Everytime that the switch is turned to the left there is a audible click. This click seems to come from those square silverish multi pronged plugs. There are two in the dash behind the instrument cluster and there are some in the fusebox area.
This problem(s) just recently started and was happening intermittently but now has become the norm, while occaisionally evrythings back to normal. I can't figure it out.
The hazards also stop working when the ignition switch is turned to the on position. When they do work, the trailer light on the dash flicks with the hazards.
Am I looking at the option of some deeper issue . Possibly the starter solenoid, the 6 way light switch, or maybe the ignition switch? Some glob of melted wires somewhere!? Everything was working fine before I fixed it.
Another issue deals with the reverse lights. They were working, and then now just stay on. Can the switch be stuck on the on position?
Thanks.
This is an exmod FFR from Alta. The wiring is fairly original. There are an assortment of wires in the back which deal with the trailer set up, and one or two of those may be in the wrong prong .
The truck was stripped down to just the bulkhead, dashboard , engine and frame , everything above was removed( along with all the lights etc). It has been reassembled and all the electricals reconnected. It was a bloody crusade. I sanded and cleaned every connection and applied a thin layer of vaseline.
I've tried everything I can think of and I'm stumped on a few problems.
When I turn the military light switch to the left(in any position as well as the position far right) the electrics go funny. My fuel level indicator goes past the full position( I have a 1/3 full tank) my hazards don't work, the glow plug light comes on, so does the mainbeam light. Everytime that the switch is turned to the left there is a audible click. This click seems to come from those square silverish multi pronged plugs. There are two in the dash behind the instrument cluster and there are some in the fusebox area.
This problem(s) just recently started and was happening intermittently but now has become the norm, while occaisionally evrythings back to normal. I can't figure it out.
The hazards also stop working when the ignition switch is turned to the on position. When they do work, the trailer light on the dash flicks with the hazards.
Am I looking at the option of some deeper issue . Possibly the starter solenoid, the 6 way light switch, or maybe the ignition switch? Some glob of melted wires somewhere!? Everything was working fine before I fixed it.
Another issue deals with the reverse lights. They were working, and then now just stay on. Can the switch be stuck on the on position?
Thanks.