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So i stopped to clean the windshield at a gas station and when i got back on the road the radio was out. It would eject and load a CD but not turn on. Then i noticed the Temp Gauge & Fuel Gauge were dead. The turn signals also don't work. I looked for a blown fuse but nothing. Then, on the
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Re: Interesting steering column issue (electrical) 
Posted by:
wally426ci
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Posts: 353
Posts: 353
Date: October 25, 2010 04:28PM
Ok so a little update:
I went through all of the fuse box connections & re-cleaned everything. I also pulled the gauges and found no issues, although i do see that the temp gauge runs off of a factory jumper from the fuel gauge. Yeah, i don't follow wiring diagrams unless i have to, so this is how i found that out.... :lol:
In my investigation, i saw that the last "guy" powered the radio off of the heater lead wire about an inch from the fuse block. I never noticed b/c the electrical tape looked like heat shrink to me so i never noticed. I had tied into this wire simply b/c it was hot with the key on. I turned it into a spade connection with a piggy back female end to split.
After all of this i discovered my flasher relay was bad and switched that.
So for right now, i think its fixed. I hope.
I went through all of the fuse box connections & re-cleaned everything. I also pulled the gauges and found no issues, although i do see that the temp gauge runs off of a factory jumper from the fuel gauge. Yeah, i don't follow wiring diagrams unless i have to, so this is how i found that out.... :lol:
In my investigation, i saw that the last "guy" powered the radio off of the heater lead wire about an inch from the fuse block. I never noticed b/c the electrical tape looked like heat shrink to me so i never noticed. I had tied into this wire simply b/c it was hot with the key on. I turned it into a spade connection with a piggy back female end to split.
After all of this i discovered my flasher relay was bad and switched that.
So for right now, i think its fixed. I hope.
