We were testing wires so we could hook up a stereo when we were done we taped the wires and my daughter went to the store all of the gauges had stopped working and the light that shows what gear your in had also stopped working
Did you disconnect the stereo wires you'd hooked up and see if everything went back to normal? It's easy to connect some custom equipment to the wrong wire. Depending on the stereo you installed, there would probably be 3 wires that are battery positive at any time, and at least one ground wire. There's a wire that's "hot" all the time that provides power to keep the station memory and clock, etc., set. Then the wire that actually powers the radio when you turn it on. The other wire would be hot FROM the radio when oyu turn the radio on, and it's meant for cars that have an electric antenna so the antenna raises automatically when you turn the radio on. If you connect either one of those wires to the wrong wiring harness wire, you can have power to something at an inappropriate time. The best thing to do (without cutting the harness wires) is to use the proper power leads in the factory wiring harness. Otherwise, if you look at your truck fuse-box diagram, you should see that one fuse is marked like "constant battery". I think that will be the fuse towards the front of the truck in the very bottom row of fuses. The wire for your station memory/clock can go to that fuse. The fuse towards the BACK of the truck in that same row is "radio/ignition". THAT fuse only sends power when you turn the ignition switch on or to accessories. Use it for the radio power. If you don't have an electric antenna, don't bother with that wire. To wire straight to a fuse, you need to determine which leg of the fuse power comes in on, then strip about half an inch from the wire and wrap it around the leg of the fuse that goes in the OTHER side. That way your system is protected by the fuses. If/when all that is done, you may have blown a fuse or relay in the big box under the hood on yop of the left fender-well. Let me know if you need help still, but as this problem is 4+ months old, I imagine you fixed it already. [email protected]
SOURCE: 1998 Chevy S10 pickup backup lights don't work
Back up lights for a 1991 Chevrolet S10 Blazer won't come on. Changed the bulbs, changed the switch and changed the fuse. Any other suggestions?
SOURCE: Chevy S10 Pickup Starter. Removed the two bolts
you also have two or three wires holding the starter inplace.. remove the wires and your problem should be solved.. p.s. it is a tight spot so you will need to wig. it alot... good luck keith..
SOURCE: 98 Chevy pickup brake lights just stopped working
have you tried to find the brake pedal switch? follow the brake pedal under the dash and there should be a switch that the brake pedal presses to activate the lights when you push it in . if everything else has been checked then I suspect that the switch has moved enough to not work or it may be just bad. let me know if this was it.... hope this works
SOURCE: need a wiring diagram for a chevy s10. brake
your power starts at the brake light fuse,check with a test light,then proceed to stop light switch on brake pedal under dash,one wire will be hot when when you check it with your test light, the other won't be until you press down the brake pedal then the power flows through to the second wire,if no power to second wire replace switch,if you have power remove tail light bulbs and check for power in side socket.
SOURCE: firing order for a 1999 chevy s10 pickup
I apologize for the late response...Due to the bad economic situation this site has had a substantial (+50%) increase in the number of questions being asked in the last four months.
I assume you have a 4.3L and not the 2.2L?
For the 4.3L:
Firing Order:
1-6-5-4-3-2
Cylinders:
6-----------5
4-----------3
2-----------1
(front of vehicle)
Distributor:
coil wire-->
-----6------->............<--------5-------
-----4------->............<--------1-------
-----2------->............<--------3-------
............(front of vehicle)
Let me know if this helped, or if you have additional information or questions. Feel free to contact me at FixYa.com!
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Oh, I forgot to say that if you didn't check it, there's a fuse marked "GAUGES". It may be blown. If so, you need to re-do your stereo before you replace the fuse.
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