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Groundhog Day
I took my 86 c20 out for a great little drive today.
She’s a little cold natured, but after she was ready I drove down by the lake and enjoyed the wind in my hair.
I pulled back into the yard and put her back into her spot and killed it.
Then, I remembered I was going to cycle the ac and heat through all the settings to make sure my vacuum hoses were still ok and that they would pull the vent doors closed and switch to feet and defrost and bilevel.
I went to crank the truck again and no start.
And, the radio quit. I pulled the headlight switch and didn’t have lights either.
So I went and jiggled battery cables and the headlights came on.
I had dash lights and cab light. But when I turned the key, nothing
I thought maybe there was some heat issues with the starter so I let it sit for a couple of hours.
I just went back out there and realize there’s no power to any ignition, and the things that controls - radio, blinkers, fan etc.
So, I’m going to go testing tomorrow.
Obviously I’ll start with the easy stuff an go from there. But with my luck it’s always the hardest and most time consuming thing that it ends up being.
What are y’all’s bets??
A wonky ground? A fuse? A fusible link?
I’m going to pray it’s the - battery ground at the alternator bracket. But I have a feeling it’ll be a fusible link at the starter.
I’ll end up on my back in the cold dirt cussing that I don’t have a third hand to hold a starter while I lose the bolt or washer from the starter lug.
Such is life.
Anyway, any cool things I might need to look at before I cry too much??
Thanks!
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