1985 K5 Blazer: Added another one to the stable

[Captkaos]

Sunday, Feb 9th, 2013:  Got back on the K5 today and got all of the wiring sorted out as to where the new controller wiring needs to go to connect with the engine harness, along with the Water in Oil and Glow wiring.  Now I just need to splice it into the existing harness and loom it up.

[Captkaos]

Wednesday, Feb 12th, 2013: Order a Mandrel bent Hooker Blazer Dual exhaust that I can put on this thing quickly to get it driveable again.

Tuesday, Feb 18th, 2013: Exhaust System showed up on the porch today.

[Captkaos]

Saturday, November 1st, 2014:  This thing just doesn't get enough love until it gets close to hunting season or cold weather.  The only thing that happened to it over the summer was for me to move it from one spot in the driveway to another.  So today I started routing the loose harness around the motor hooked up most of the connections and verify it all will work.  Not good to leave it along this long.  Forgot where I left off..

[Captkaos]

Saturday, November 15th, 2014: Back at it again.  No new pictures of wiring but here is the truck. I was working on the new glow controller wiring and trying to sort it out.

[Captkaos]

Friday, November 21st, 2014: Got the main harness completely routed and started taping up the sections to be able to remove it ready to loom. 

[Captkaos]

Saturday, November 22nd, 2014: Pull it out of the truck and wrapped it up and loomed it.


Posting this in hindsight, thinking I was done and it ready to go.

[Captkaos]

Saturday, November 29th, 2014: spent some time prior to Thanksgiving going over the wiring diagrams and this day I pulled a section of the loom back off and spliced in the switched wire to the controller along with the hot wire to it.  In addition to adding the glow light to the harness to not have to worry about running it through a grommet.

[Captkaos]

Sunday, November 30th, 2014: There was one more section of the harness which is basically a water in fuel inhibit switch apparently that interupts power if there is a presence of water in the filter.  No idea on if I am right, but I identified and removed all of that wiring and will need to splice it into the current wiring in the fuse panel.  At this point I only have the WAIT an Glow light power and ground and one more ground left and I will be done with this electrical nightmare.

[VileZambonie]

I forgot that you had this one. Glad to see you're giving it some love. I actually gave my K20 Blue Truck some much needed love too the last few weeks.

[Captkaos]

My wife hasn't forgotten.  LOL...  Yeah I hope to having it running next.  It has been sitting for too long.  Contemplating replacing the harmonic balancer, it has been so long I don't remember what it looked like of if it was good or bad.
You Blue one with the 6.2L?

[VileZambonie]

No My K20, was going to link to it but search function doesn't seem to work for me anymore for the last few days.

[Captkaos]

Saturday, December 6th, 2014: Started on the interior working on adding the needed internal wiring to match the outside for the Glow Wait, and the Starter Relay for the inhibit.

[Captkaos]

Sunday, December 14th, 2014: Finished the underhood wiring and got it all reinstalled.



Finshed with the interior wiring, also cut the slot into the bezel for the Glow and Water in fuel lights.

[Captkaos]

Saturday, December 20th, 2014: Didn't have alot of time but did cut the old exhaust out from under the truck.

[Captkaos]

Saturday, December 21st, 2014: Removed the destroyed rear bumper from the truck (will have to cut one bolt off...


Dropped the tank to empty any gas in it and clean it out.