Hello Everyone! This is continuation from this thread where I had a crank/no start condition that was solved by repairing damaged wiring at the fuel pump. No-Start Unique Situation? - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/no-start-unique-situation.1369933/#post-16141904
To recap the pertinent details for background on this issue.
First off, i went to unlock the truck with the “key fob” buttons and my fob battery was dead. Instead of replacing the battery in the fob, I went ahead and unlocked the car with my key and proceeded to turn the key to start the truck. 1st try was a strong crank with no start. 2nd try was a strong crank, but i noticed the smell of something (plastic, wire, other) burning and smoke coming from the drivers side air vent next to the door. 3rd try was strong crank with some smoke and a buzzing sound coming from the engine bay. Subsequent tries yielded a strong crank with no start, smell, buzzing, or smoke.
Next, I started looking for burned stuff. Nothing looked torched at the fuse box in the engine bay. There are what seems like a million wires and connectors on the driver side at the floor. Couldn’t see any apparent burn marks there either.
I bought the truck a year ago and didn’t know how old the battery was so i replaced it. The first time I tried to start after installing the new battery, I got the burning smell and smoke coming out of the dash above the steering wheel. After that, I have not gotten any smoke, buzzing or burning smell in subsequent starting attempts.
After fixing the fuel pump, the LC runs fine except the Fuel/Speed/RPM/Battery Voltage gauge don’t work while the truck is running. I will get a small pulse on the battery voltage gauge when cranking but it stops working when the LC starts. The fuel pump and temperature gauges work fine.
Yesterday I visually checked all of the fuses in the DS footwell panel. I continuity tested the 7.5 fuse because it looked kinda torched and the 15 fuse that is associated with the “gauge”. Both Passed
I wanted to check continuity on the wiring associated with the “gauge” fuse. Any suggestions on how to do that? I am concerned i might have a shorted wire somewhere, and it seems like a daunting task to try and find it.
To recap the pertinent details for background on this issue.
First off, i went to unlock the truck with the “key fob” buttons and my fob battery was dead. Instead of replacing the battery in the fob, I went ahead and unlocked the car with my key and proceeded to turn the key to start the truck. 1st try was a strong crank with no start. 2nd try was a strong crank, but i noticed the smell of something (plastic, wire, other) burning and smoke coming from the drivers side air vent next to the door. 3rd try was strong crank with some smoke and a buzzing sound coming from the engine bay. Subsequent tries yielded a strong crank with no start, smell, buzzing, or smoke.
Next, I started looking for burned stuff. Nothing looked torched at the fuse box in the engine bay. There are what seems like a million wires and connectors on the driver side at the floor. Couldn’t see any apparent burn marks there either.
I bought the truck a year ago and didn’t know how old the battery was so i replaced it. The first time I tried to start after installing the new battery, I got the burning smell and smoke coming out of the dash above the steering wheel. After that, I have not gotten any smoke, buzzing or burning smell in subsequent starting attempts.
After fixing the fuel pump, the LC runs fine except the Fuel/Speed/RPM/Battery Voltage gauge don’t work while the truck is running. I will get a small pulse on the battery voltage gauge when cranking but it stops working when the LC starts. The fuel pump and temperature gauges work fine.
Yesterday I visually checked all of the fuses in the DS footwell panel. I continuity tested the 7.5 fuse because it looked kinda torched and the 15 fuse that is associated with the “gauge”. Both Passed
I wanted to check continuity on the wiring associated with the “gauge” fuse. Any suggestions on how to do that? I am concerned i might have a shorted wire somewhere, and it seems like a daunting task to try and find it.
