was i supposed to do this??

[aknight_sa]

hi guys,

this is the first time i took the dash board apart... as i wanted to change the A/C switch box... after taking it off a long with the Radio cassette player. i tried to turn the engine on then i just gave a few clicks and everything went dead... was it ok to do such a thing???

i know i was suppose to take the ground battery connection off before doing this...

fuse exploded??

 

[jonrpick]

hi guys,

this is the first time i took the dash board apart... as i wanted to change the A/C switch box... after taking it off a long with the Radio cassette player. i tried to turn the engine on then i just gave a few clicks and everything went dead... was it ok to do such a thing???

i know i was suppose to take the ground battery connection off before doing this...

fuse exploded??

A little more detail would help... which year / model of truck is this? Did you reassemble everything before trying to start the truck?

 

[aknight_sa]

1981 GMC jimmy, and no i didnt reasemble everything when i tried to start it... that what i think i shouldnt have done

 

[jonrpick]

1981 GMC jimmy, and no i didnt reasemble everything when i tried to start it... that what i think i shouldnt have done

Maybe try hooking it back up???

Just out of curiousity, why are you changing the A/C and heater controls? Are they bad?

The radio shouldn't affect the truck's ability to start--my radio isn't there at all anymore. I can't imagine the electric switch on the heater controls would either.

Either way, if you did something and the truck will no longer start, work backwards until you figure out why.

 

[aknight_sa]

the switch is bad.. and when i try open or close the Air conditioner.. the switch just slides back and forth.. seems its just loose from the inside.. will fit it back on tomorow...

 

[lak2004]

when you took off the negative battery cable, did you put it back on nice and tight? sounds like a batt connection to me.

 

[mini_mull]

I've driven around missing all kinds of different parts of the dash (gauges, radio, a/c & heater parts). Haven't found anything it needed yet. How's your wiring? You might have pulled a loose wire, disconnected a ground, and caused a fuse to blow.

 

[aknight_sa]

I've driven around missing all kinds of different parts of the dash (gauges, radio, a/c & heater parts). Haven't found anything it needed yet. How's your wiring? You might have pulled a loose wire, disconnected a ground, and caused a fuse to blow.

thats exactly what i think happened..

 

[mini_mull]

Good Luck. Depending on how hacked up your wiring is, tracking down those kind of things can be a PIA.