I’m curious to know how somebody with more experience would approach a problem.
I’ve been working on my first project truck, have enjoyed the process, jobs have been rewarding relatively speaking but trying to fix electrical issues has been driving me insane.
I’d always lived with the intermittent electrical problems that were present since the truck came into my possession until there was a night driving home in the rain when things started to seem dangerous, the headlights and heater blower motor stopped working all together, the problems seemed to spread, things that were never an issue became a necessity to fix such as the tail lights, brake lights, starting issues, wipers, everything…
I’ve got enough experience to feel confident in my ability to fix this problem without giving up and already regret my decisions, please don’t give me too much of a hard time, my response was ripping the harness out, going through everything and testing for continuity while replacing sections of wire, replacing a few relays, installing a new battery, alternator, new power and ground cables, bought the kit from cruisertrash parts to replace fusible links with inline fuses, didn’t spare any expense or time, terminated everything with waterproof DT connectors, honestly expected to have a bomber solution that worked after everything got hooked back up, replaced the heater core while doing this and wrapped everything with heat shrink tubing and conduit before putting the dash back together only to discover that the problems haven’t been solved, ultimately want your advice regarding my next course of action considering how much time or money has already been spent on this…
I’m currently recharging the battery to begin more testing or troubleshooting but strongly considering ordering a painless brand or the equivalent new wiring harness or ripping my abomination out tomorrow to start over, the cost of a used harness would be comparable, could anyone convince me to test something before going nuclear again?
I’ve desmogged the truck awhile before these issues began, installed a non usa carb, have a koito headlight harness, did the green wire mod, would’ve had a better chance right now but lost my cool, chopped a lot of stuff up or ran so many new grounds and wires that my current harness might not be worth keeping.
I’d installed an entirely new suspension, every component, replaced the cooling system and rebuilt the knuckles, completed the entire list of maintenance items, there hasn’t been any other task that made me frustrated, they’ve all been very rewarding in a tangible real way.
I’ll definitely consider swapping the motor for an LS sometime in the future, there isn’t a lot of information out there about installing one of the aftermarket harnesses on a 2F, would it make any sense to go that route?
I’d be happy to get the truck running again with the most basic of accessories, what’s the most minimal solution available?
I’ve just broken up with my girlfriend which is another variable because while she was living with me there was an option to drive her new truck, she comes from means and we bought new vehicles cash from the dealership for us, but now this might have to be my daily driver and winter feels right around the corner here, that would explain my needs and why there’s a necessity, taking my time to go through the entire process took me countless hours over the past couple months, learned through my mistakes, but need a vehicle living here, the aftermarket harness seems like a more simple way to hook up the necessities before winter.
I’ve probably followed a trend set by whoever the previous owner was, there was noticeable changes or hacks, an aftermarket stereo, feel like my biggest mistake was running the new wires to predetermined locations, followed a wiring diagram while checking for continuity but probably wasn’t thorough enough to find whatever’s shorting out, there’s signs that’s still the issue having discovered only after the harness battery and everything was installed by testing some positive cables to find out there’s continuity between them and frame.
I’d really be thankful to know what you might do under these circumstances, from more of a personal perspective than anything, please, thanks in advance for your help.
J
I’ve been working on my first project truck, have enjoyed the process, jobs have been rewarding relatively speaking but trying to fix electrical issues has been driving me insane.
I’d always lived with the intermittent electrical problems that were present since the truck came into my possession until there was a night driving home in the rain when things started to seem dangerous, the headlights and heater blower motor stopped working all together, the problems seemed to spread, things that were never an issue became a necessity to fix such as the tail lights, brake lights, starting issues, wipers, everything…
I’ve got enough experience to feel confident in my ability to fix this problem without giving up and already regret my decisions, please don’t give me too much of a hard time, my response was ripping the harness out, going through everything and testing for continuity while replacing sections of wire, replacing a few relays, installing a new battery, alternator, new power and ground cables, bought the kit from cruisertrash parts to replace fusible links with inline fuses, didn’t spare any expense or time, terminated everything with waterproof DT connectors, honestly expected to have a bomber solution that worked after everything got hooked back up, replaced the heater core while doing this and wrapped everything with heat shrink tubing and conduit before putting the dash back together only to discover that the problems haven’t been solved, ultimately want your advice regarding my next course of action considering how much time or money has already been spent on this…
I’m currently recharging the battery to begin more testing or troubleshooting but strongly considering ordering a painless brand or the equivalent new wiring harness or ripping my abomination out tomorrow to start over, the cost of a used harness would be comparable, could anyone convince me to test something before going nuclear again?
I’ve desmogged the truck awhile before these issues began, installed a non usa carb, have a koito headlight harness, did the green wire mod, would’ve had a better chance right now but lost my cool, chopped a lot of stuff up or ran so many new grounds and wires that my current harness might not be worth keeping.
I’d installed an entirely new suspension, every component, replaced the cooling system and rebuilt the knuckles, completed the entire list of maintenance items, there hasn’t been any other task that made me frustrated, they’ve all been very rewarding in a tangible real way.
I’ll definitely consider swapping the motor for an LS sometime in the future, there isn’t a lot of information out there about installing one of the aftermarket harnesses on a 2F, would it make any sense to go that route?
I’d be happy to get the truck running again with the most basic of accessories, what’s the most minimal solution available?
I’ve just broken up with my girlfriend which is another variable because while she was living with me there was an option to drive her new truck, she comes from means and we bought new vehicles cash from the dealership for us, but now this might have to be my daily driver and winter feels right around the corner here, that would explain my needs and why there’s a necessity, taking my time to go through the entire process took me countless hours over the past couple months, learned through my mistakes, but need a vehicle living here, the aftermarket harness seems like a more simple way to hook up the necessities before winter.
I’ve probably followed a trend set by whoever the previous owner was, there was noticeable changes or hacks, an aftermarket stereo, feel like my biggest mistake was running the new wires to predetermined locations, followed a wiring diagram while checking for continuity but probably wasn’t thorough enough to find whatever’s shorting out, there’s signs that’s still the issue having discovered only after the harness battery and everything was installed by testing some positive cables to find out there’s continuity between them and frame.
I’d really be thankful to know what you might do under these circumstances, from more of a personal perspective than anything, please, thanks in advance for your help.
J
