20 Most Recent 1998 Chevrolet Express - Page 4 Questions & Answers

Hello. Chances are your ground wire is corroded at the spot where it is bolted to the frame. The only to check it is to get under there, trace the ground and clean it up. I prefer to unbolt it and scrub everything clean with emery cloth.

unlikely spray the ignition wires with water and look for electrical leaks. Check condition of spark plugs too. More likely to need a tune up than it jumping timing

a bad alternator can over charge as well as under charge - suggest getting a second opinion elsewhere - as far as alternator being "too big" - it will only give the battery what it needs when it is working properly regardless of size

When the new alternator was installed did you perform a charging test to ensure it works properly. If it's not the alternator may overcharge the battery causing corrosion to the posts and possible cracking of the battery case. If you don't have the tester at home most auto parts stores can connect theirs and it usually is free.

Good luck to you

should be two black sliders on the core support you pull up on and the headlight will come out

you have blown fuses from a shorted trailer harness, check all the fuses, both under the hood and inside the truck.

socket was made in mexico right? wiggle the blue wire that goes to the rear light. Now check the black wire and wiggle it as well. They are notorious for bad sockets. Help products offer replacements at your auto parts store.

ypu could have tripped the anti theft alarm and when you boosted it probably blew a fuse

Check to see if the pink wire on the mass air flow connector has voltage with key on.It come's from fuse #15 inthe under hood power box.Also called eng 1 fuse.If voltage is present try the old trick of using carb cleaner to see if you have a vacuum leak.that will also cause a high idle oon fuel injected veh.If you can't find anything ther your going to need to see your mechanic to trace the trouble tree down for that code.There is a long process for that code. Good luck.

have you had the ignition module tested?

your first mistake was buying a reman starter from autozone ....go to napa, oreilly, or anywhere but autozone to buy reman starters
alternators etc ....autozone parts are junk ...
get a new starter motor and replace the autozone one ....

have the idle air control valve, and throttle position sensor tested.

take it to a automotive parts house like autozone and have them check the o.b.d. codes

The headlights have 2 fuses. One is a main power feed under the hood in the distrabution box and the other is under the dashboard. Check the fuses and then check for power at the switch. If you have power at the switch then its not a fuse its the switch and the trailer you had connected most likely shorted and back fed into the parking and dash light circuit. Those circuits also run from the light switch.

try this link
http://www.the12volt.com/installbay/stereodetail/586.html

You loose all turn signal lights outside? Do they blink on the dash?

This is not a solution, but a rather frustrating temporary remedy. I have found since I posted the problem on Dec. 2nd, that if I slap the dashboard, directly above the passenger cigarette lighter, on the dash board ridge, I can get then to turn off ...... at least for a few minutes. I hope I find the permanent solution before I destroy my dash with slapping :)

Check your battery cables and all fuses. Did you disconnect the battery when you performed the repairs? If everything checks out ok then disconnect the battery for 15 minutes and reconnect and try again. If nothing try jumpstarting the vehicle. Something might have killed the Bat.