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murph is on · 07-31-2003, 10:44 PM

i'm new hello everyone!

now i gotta problem on my 8 chevy custom deluxe work in progress... haha... uhh a little while ago my chevy started (while going down the road ) the lights would flick on and off evey bump some times just flick off? and a couple times just the whole truck just shut off i was woundering if there was something specific i should check or i minght just get a new frame & cab and do a switcharoo do it frame up i dunno i could use some suggestions on the electric part also my gas gauge doesn't register anytthign on the needle i've tried new gauge and tracing out the wires i'm thinkin sending unit or something alon those lines any help would be greatly appreachiated

also my names Andy, i'm from ware mass and i love working on quads and motors off all sorts building go carts stuff like that

Prerunner1982 · 07-31-2003, 11:51 PM

try checking the grounds for both lights and fuel guage, if not the ground and the guage and wires are good, probably sender.

crackajacka · 07-31-2003, 11:53 PM

on the lights you might check the printed circut board connections, mine are loose and im just slowly replacing them with aftermarket

Prerunner1982 · 07-31-2003, 11:55 PM

by lights you mean dash or head and tail?

murph is on · 08-01-2003, 02:05 AM

all the lights on the whole truck..head ,tail, interior, blinkers ,etc ..... and when i put my hazzards on and i hit my brakes they stop flashing and just stay on till i let off the brake

Prerunner1982 · 08-01-2003, 03:05 AM

umm ok checks grounds anyways... as far as hazards... mine do that as well..... i think thats the way it is.. that or mine have been broken for 6yrs now!

**old Rusty C10** · 08-01-2003, 09:53 AM

welcome to the board
id check grounds on everything you prolly got a loose one somewhere

murph is on · 08-01-2003, 10:53 AM

my battery always drains too!! once i hit a wrench from the brakes to the frame and it sparked

rockman20 · 08-01-2003, 11:56 AM

Sounds like electrical gremlins which suck @$$ big time. Start by checking your grounds. Check the connections on the battery as well and make sure everything is tight.

I am confused when you said you hit a wrench from the brakes to the frame and it sparked. The brake wires to the frame?

How old is the battery? How is the alternator? Do you have an aftermarket stereo in there? I have seen so many of these hooked up wrong that will eventually drain the battery.

What else has been done to the electrical system? Trailer wiring, aftermarket fog lights, off road lights, stereo, amps, etc, etc.

So many questions for someone who is looking for answers!

**swervin ervin** · 08-01-2003, 12:22 PM

Man, I hate electrical problems with a passion.

I don't think this is a ground problem. Sounds more like a dead short to me.

First, make sure nothing is using power that you can see, such as clock etc. Remove the positive battery cable. Get a test light and hook one end to the positive battery post, and the other to the positive battery cable. With the truck off, the light should be off. If it's on, you have something using power, of course. Pull a fuse and see if the light goes off. If not, put this fuse back in and pull another. Keep doing this until the light goes off. When/if the light does go off, you found the circuit where the drain is. Then it's just a matter of finding the short.

Good luck.

Did I mention I hate electrical problems?

Oh, and welcome to the board, Andy.

murph is on · 08-01-2003, 02:10 PM

it's stock radio stock lights nothign aftermarket is on the wireing harness

07-31-2003, 10:44 PM	#1
murph is on Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: ware MA Posts: 8	i'm new i'm new hello everyone! now i gotta problem on my 8 chevy custom deluxe work in progress... haha... uhh a little while ago my chevy started (while going down the road ) the lights would flick on and off evey bump some times just flick off? and a couple times just the whole truck just shut off i was woundering if there was something specific i should check or i minght just get a new frame & cab and do a switcharoo do it frame up i dunno i could use some suggestions on the electric part also my gas gauge doesn't register anytthign on the needle i've tried new gauge and tracing out the wires i'm thinkin sending unit or something alon those lines any help would be greatly appreachiated also my names Andy, i'm from ware mass and i love working on quads and motors off all sorts building go carts stuff like that

07-31-2003, 11:51 PM	#2
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,904	try checking the grounds for both lights and fuel guage, if not the ground and the guage and wires are good, probably sender. __________________ Jon 1982 Chevy Silverado 350/th350.... RETIRED 1993 Jeep XJ 2 door(Cherokee) 4wd 4.0ltr/AX-15 (5spd)/NP231 .... Oklahoma Roll Call

07-31-2003, 11:53 PM	#3
crackajacka Stylin Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Tuttle, OK Posts: 620	on the lights you might check the printed circut board connections, mine are loose and im just slowly replacing them with aftermarket __________________ Ive been traveling for some time, with my fishin pole and my bottle of shyne. Most Girls like finished products and just dont understand what a good addiction does for you http://www.paulwall.us/

07-31-2003, 11:55 PM	#4
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,904	by lights you mean dash or head and tail? __________________ Jon 1982 Chevy Silverado 350/th350.... RETIRED 1993 Jeep XJ 2 door(Cherokee) 4wd 4.0ltr/AX-15 (5spd)/NP231 .... Oklahoma Roll Call

08-01-2003, 03:05 AM	#6
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,904	umm ok checks grounds anyways... as far as hazards... mine do that as well..... i think thats the way it is.. that or mine have been broken for 6yrs now! __________________ Jon 1982 Chevy Silverado 350/th350.... RETIRED 1993 Jeep XJ 2 door(Cherokee) 4wd 4.0ltr/AX-15 (5spd)/NP231 .... Oklahoma Roll Call

08-01-2003, 02:05 AM	#5
murph is on Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: ware MA Posts: 8	all the lights on the whole truck..head ,tail, interior, blinkers ,etc ..... and when i put my hazzards on and i hit my brakes they stop flashing and just stay on till i let off the brake

08-01-2003, 09:53 AM	#7
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,310	welcome to the board id check grounds on everything you prolly got a loose one somewhere __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

08-01-2003, 10:53 AM	#8
murph is on Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: ware MA Posts: 8	my battery always drains too!! once i hit a wrench from the brakes to the frame and it sparked

08-01-2003, 11:56 AM	#9
rockman20 "The dude abides" Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: North Dakota Posts: 472	Sounds like electrical gremlins which suck @$$ big time. Start by checking your grounds. Check the connections on the battery as well and make sure everything is tight. I am confused when you said you hit a wrench from the brakes to the frame and it sparked. The brake wires to the frame? How old is the battery? How is the alternator? Do you have an aftermarket stereo in there? I have seen so many of these hooked up wrong that will eventually drain the battery. What else has been done to the electrical system? Trailer wiring, aftermarket fog lights, off road lights, stereo, amps, etc, etc. So many questions for someone who is looking for answers! __________________ RockMan 1993 Chevy Silverado C3500 1 ton dually 1994 Honda Civic 1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass S 1953 IH Farmall Super M New to the fleet: 1992 Subaru Loyal

08-01-2003, 12:22 PM	#10
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	Man, I hate electrical problems with a passion. I don't think this is a ground problem. Sounds more like a dead short to me. First, make sure nothing is using power that you can see, such as clock etc. Remove the positive battery cable. Get a test light and hook one end to the positive battery post, and the other to the positive battery cable. With the truck off, the light should be off. If it's on, you have something using power, of course. Pull a fuse and see if the light goes off. If not, put this fuse back in and pull another. Keep doing this until the light goes off. When/if the light does go off, you found the circuit where the drain is. Then it's just a matter of finding the short. Good luck. Did I mention I hate electrical problems? Oh, and welcome to the board, Andy. __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10

08-01-2003, 02:10 PM	#11
murph is on Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: ware MA Posts: 8	it's stock radio stock lights nothign aftermarket is on the wireing harness

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