Author Topic: 77 C20 no dash lights no taillights no ctsy/dome.  (Read 1186 times)

Offline oceanexplorer

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77 C20 no dash lights no taillights no ctsy/dome.
« on: January 20, 2021, 03:30:08 PM »
hey yall. first post here. tried checking the documentation but i cant seem to find what i'm looking for. I get turn signals, the "brake" light, headlights, and the seatbelt light, but no running taillights, dome lights or accessory or cluster lights. No power at the PNL LTS fuse on either side.... i think i need to be looking for a grey wire.
Few things:
#1 my headlight switch shows no power on brown and green.
#2 BLK YEL and GREY are snipped coming from top harness behind dash.
#3 WHITE ctsy ground meets in the middle of dash behind AC vent at a tee-off which appears disconnected from anything. glovebox light maybe?is this a problem?
#4 ORANGE, coming from dome lights terminates (starts?) in an accessory pin on the front of the fusebox with no power.

any advice would be great. my dash is ripped apart, i'm ready to learn. thanks so much yall.

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Re: 77 C20 no dash lights no taillights no ctsy/dome.
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2021, 08:15:32 PM »
Short of selling it as is   >:(   ping bd, he's the man when it comes to this stuff. Sorry I can't be of any help, and sorry it took 9 days to get a response.  ::)



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Re: 77 C20 no dash lights no taillights no ctsy/dome.
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2021, 05:14:33 PM »
All good man. Listed er today its a bit above my knowledge. I ended up getting the tails, license, and the under dash cargo back but still no dome. Dash lights came back for a day and then gone again. Reflowed the ground into the cluster but not sure where it goes from there. Pretty sure its a grounding issue but need to find the last couple grounds. I get a feeling its in the fusebox as my alternator has been overcharging and i've checked over all of its wiring as well. Thanks anyways man appreciate it

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Re: 77 C20 no dash lights no taillights no ctsy/dome.
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2021, 07:53:31 PM »
Did you really list her???  :o I was just kidding!

In my industry we use a device called a tone generator to find wires in bundles. It should be standard issue for mechanics too.

If you have access to one, clip the red lead on the generator to the wire in the lamp, ground the black lead.

Use the wand to detect where the wire is at the fuse block.

Turn down the volume, or it's hard to ID which wire it is.
1957 Apache 3100 235 Inline 6, 3 on the tree
1973 C-20, 3+3 454 4BBL TH400  Water Injection
1978 K-10, 350 4BBL TH350 NP203 M.M. Part time Kit/Hubs
1980 C-10 under construction