1995 Chevrolet S10 Pickup, No Dash Lights

This 1995 Chevrolet S10 came in with the complaint that the dash illumination lights do not work. The customer drives a good bit at night and does not want to take a chance on getting a speeding ticket. A quick checked showed that the tail and license plate lights came on, so I knew that … Continue reading “1995 Chevrolet S10 Pickup, No Dash Lights”

1995 Ford Explorer, Blower Will Not Turn Off.

This 1995 Ford explorer came in with the complaint that the blower motor stays on even with the key off.  The customer had already figured out that the blower fuse could be removed to stop the blower from operating with the key off. The blower speed controller is located under the hood and below the … Continue reading “1995 Ford Explorer, Blower Will Not Turn Off.”

1996 Chevrolet C3500, No Tail Lights

This 1996 Chevrolet C3500 came in with the complaint that the tail lights had started turning off while driving down the road. When it arrived at my shop the park/tail lights were not working at all. I pulled the end of the dash loose to get a quick look at the headlight switch wiring. I … Continue reading “1996 Chevrolet C3500, No Tail Lights”

2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer No Stoplights

This 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer came in with the complaint that the two lower stoplights did not work.  The CHMSL (Center High Mounted Stop Light) does work. I installed my pedal pusher between the brake pedal and the front edge of the seat. I went to the fuse box under the driver’s side, rear seat and … Continue reading “2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer No Stoplights”

1996 Ford Explorer, Intermittent No Crank Condition, Engine Stalls

This 1996 Ford  Explorer came in with an intermittent no crank condition. Followed by a stalling and no re crank condition.  The customer told me that he had fixed the battery cable connections. Well yes, there was a new negative battery terminal installed. I have mixed feelings about these painted battery terminals. I dislike them, … Continue reading “1996 Ford Explorer, Intermittent No Crank Condition, Engine Stalls”

1994 Subaru Legacy, Blower Does Not Work

This 1994 Subaru Legacy came in with the complaint that the blower does not work at all. I checked for power at the fuses and battery power was present. I went to the blower motor and checked for power on the black/red wire and it was not present. I started looking for the blower relay. … Continue reading “1994 Subaru Legacy, Blower Does Not Work”

2007 Suzuki Grand Vitara, No Low Beam Headlights

This 2007 Suzuki Grand Vitara came in with the complaint of no low beam headlights. I checked the wiring at the passenger side low beam head light first and this is what I found. A burnt harness connector and bulb adapter. I wired in a new harness connector. I had some NOS (New Old Stock) … Continue reading “2007 Suzuki Grand Vitara, No Low Beam Headlights”

2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer, Identifying Heater A/C Actuators

This 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer came in with the air flow stuck coming out of the defroster. I have already done a post on how to replace the faulty mode actuator, but I did not have a good enough picture to identify all of the actuators on the driver’s side of the dash. To see that … Continue reading “2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer, Identifying Heater A/C Actuators”

1998 Chevrolet C1500, Changing The Blower Motor

This 1998 Chevrolet C1500 came in with a no blower complaint. The starting place for testing is at the blower motor. The blower motor is located behind the passenger side of the dash and is accessed by removing the glove box. After opening the glove box there are two retainers that have to be dealt … Continue reading “1998 Chevrolet C1500, Changing The Blower Motor”