Parking Lights / Parking Lights / Dash Lights/ Radio don't work!

[wantone]

All worked before... had my radio going in and out for a while and now everything doesn't light up/work.   

Where do I start trouble shooting?  Fuse box?   

[dave73chally]

  I just had a similar issue last night. Think it's my headlight switch?

[lulurocks]

Well  your rear parking lights start at the headlight switch.

The head light switch also supplies power to the dimmer switch

The dimmer switch is where your front parking lights and  dimmed. Dash lights are terminated.

So if rear and front markers aren't working I'd start at the headlight switch.

Check fuses at bank 4 and 5 and 8 Those feed all of the above .....

Also check the usual  bottom of colum connections for looseness and. Arching

[wantone]

So I swapped a popped fuse... And cycled through the lights.  Parking lights came on dim and then fizzled out.  My clock went from working to not working too.  I have NO clue how to ferrit out where the problem is at this point.   

[73440]

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Do you have a good wiring diagram to trace wires?
Look for common problem areas and where they are connected to.
Grounds are always important.

[lulurocks]

Well I'd look at the back of gauge cluster at the amp gauge connection.

The clock not working is leading me toward a lose connection there.  It feeds your headlight switch and clock.


So if it's loose there , besides the fire hazard ,  you would have a spoiled connection  ...

Also look at the  10 gauge red wire that comes thru the firewall bulkhead connection in position 16 it feeds the amp gauge which in turn feeds the lights ,clock ......  It starts at the starter relay large stud.. That bulkhead connection is a known weak connection 



Check it out 

[wantone]

I love this place... Thanks Guys!

Here is a picture of the fuse block I have - Let me know if you see anything odd besides the bottom Left fuse I keep blowing.

[lulurocks]

Well I think being your harness looks new .... That's an assumption.. 

I would look at the headlight switch first ..  Unplug  the harness from the back( I know  not easy)


Replace the fuse and on the harness socket jump.   Top blacktr. with the two blacks below .  The parking lights should come on.  And if they stay on and the fuse holds your switch is bad.  If it still pops take the harness off the dimmer .   Replace the fuse and try again.   If  the rear  marker lights come on and stay on and the fuse holds your dimmer may be the culprit ..   Or you have a short on you marker light circuit, the fuse that keeps blowing is related to your  p lights etc.....   Only reason fuses pop are. Overload and direct short to ground

[wantone]

Wellll.... I couldn't figure this out to save my life.   I unplugged / and re-plugged all the fog lights, turn signals and tail lights.   The only things I found that were "incorrect" were the ground prongs on both tail lights being too large and un-plugged.    So I crimped the too-large connectors and slid them back on.   I really have no idea what the heck is going on.