Follow-up. ended up taking the truck to an electronics shop, because I needed to take a long road trip in it. They found the short in the harness at the alternator, which required the alternator and PS pump to again be pulled all over again. $300 in labor later and it was all sorted.
Maybe or...
I got the replacement 9V battery for my multimeter. Can anybody tell me what, other than the battery itself, I can or should test to try and narrow down the issue?
well I was going to check the voltage, but somebody (me) didn't turn off their volt-meter last time they put it away, so until i can go get a new 9V battery tomorrow, i'm up a creek.
it appears to only be the single 15A fuse running to the gauges. None of the other fuses under the steering wheel or in the engine bay are blown.
Narrowing down the issue, i believe the fuse is blowing when the key is turned, not when the engine turns over, as I don't even get anything on the...
My alternator died recently and I replaced it with a 100-amp version. Everything runs fine, turns over perfectly. But the 15-amp fuse to the gauge cluster keeps blowing as soon as I start the truck.
1998 100-series
Thoughts?
follow-up question: I did re-charge the battery with a plug-in wall...
Pull apart the door, harness is fine. Can't lift the window at all, should I be able to? Also worth noting, the motor feels warm, almost hot, to the touch.
sorry.
1998
220k miles
DT headers, K&N filter, iridium plugs @ 180k
no other mods
Don't have a code reader. Will be ordering one. Looking for recommendations.
in the last few months: u-joints, tie-rod ends, tensioner, serpentine belt, battery, entire sound system
Current major issue: Stalling on startup
Also hearing an increased number of rattles and clanks when I go over bumps, seemingly coming from the rear. Have gotten worse lately. Visual...
I didn't find anything in search that matched.
Here's the problem, it's been going on for a while, but it's more frequent now.
On occasion the engine stalls out immediately after turning over. This can be mitigated by applying a little throttle and holding the engine at about 1k RPM for 10...