I've been trying correct a no-start condition with our '97 but it's been very sporadic. At times it seemed to be due to loose battery terminal. Recently it occurred and I replaced the fusible link, which was likely original, at that seemed to be the fix. But it wasn't. Since this Cruiser is 24 years old with almost 350,000 on parts I decided to replace some of the potential components that may be contributing, one being the ignition switch. Fusible link replaced, junction box replaced, next up was the ignition switch.
When the no-start state would appear turning the key had no effect, nor did moving the shifter from P to N. This weekend I pulled the dash apart and replaced the ignition switch. As part of this I also did a temporary gauge cluster swap. I have a spare gauge cluster from a'96 and I popped it in to see what lights work. With the '96 cluster installed, and after the ignition switch swap the Cruiser would start. I pulled the '96 cluster, reinstalled the original '97 cluster and the no-start state was back. Why?
Reswap clusters, Cruiser starts. More??? So, this particular issue appeared to be connected with the original cluster.
Since the dash was apart I decided to pull the security system. Several threads were helpful with that. As well as pulling the security system I cleaned out a lot old disconnected stereo wiring which I don't think contributed to the no-start issue. Once the security system had been yanked, and with the original cluster installed the Cruiser fired right up.
At this point I'm thinking the no-start issue was due to a flaky security system. If not it's at least one more potential failure point removed.
When the no-start state would appear turning the key had no effect, nor did moving the shifter from P to N. This weekend I pulled the dash apart and replaced the ignition switch. As part of this I also did a temporary gauge cluster swap. I have a spare gauge cluster from a'96 and I popped it in to see what lights work. With the '96 cluster installed, and after the ignition switch swap the Cruiser would start. I pulled the '96 cluster, reinstalled the original '97 cluster and the no-start state was back. Why?
Reswap clusters, Cruiser starts. More??? So, this particular issue appeared to be connected with the original cluster.
Since the dash was apart I decided to pull the security system. Several threads were helpful with that. As well as pulling the security system I cleaned out a lot old disconnected stereo wiring which I don't think contributed to the no-start issue. Once the security system had been yanked, and with the original cluster installed the Cruiser fired right up.
At this point I'm thinking the no-start issue was due to a flaky security system. If not it's at least one more potential failure point removed.