Ashton84W
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- Joined
- Sep 4, 2016
- Posts
- 116
- Reaction score
- 50
- Location
- Georgia
- First Name
- Ashton
- Truck Year
- 1985
- Truck Model
- K10
- Engine Size
- 350
So I’m dumbfounded at this truck. I’ve had it for awhile and it’s always had some issues but now more than ever. 85 Chevy K10. 305/Turbo 350.
I’ve never had reverse lights. As far as I know also this truck has been an automatic since the start. Ive looked at what I could and kinda speechless.
Question (1)- Do I have the wrong neutral safety switch?
My neutral safety switch located at the base of the colum has only two spades on it with a blue and green wire to it.
I thought that only the manual trans had that and the automatic had four. Am I wrong? If not then where are the missing two wires and what are they for?
....and....
Quite simply put one day I have lights and the next day I don’t. I’m talking about my dash lights and the running lights/brake lights. I understand that they are all on the same circuit therefore related probably to a single problem. They stopped working while driving AT NIGHT going through Atlanta. Very unsafe mind you.
I recently replaced all the tailights and they worked fine after that + none are burnt. Now idk what might have happened but I’ve checked grounds (including the one at the driver side tailight) and checked fuses and traced wires for anything burnt or cut and even changed out my HEADLIGHT SWITCH but that was a no go. Now as I understand there is a brown wire leading from the switch that runs to all those lights.
Now for me that wire splits into two. Both ends just so happen to not be connected to anything (see pic). One wire is very short and the other goes over the steering colum and comes out next to the “radio” area.
Question (2)- Where are those wires supposed to connect to? Did they become unplugged or wha?
Any help or comments/ suggestions are appreciated. Not electrically inclined to DC so please dumb it down for me. I can take pics of whatever is needed. Thanks in advamce
I’ve never had reverse lights. As far as I know also this truck has been an automatic since the start. Ive looked at what I could and kinda speechless.
Question (1)- Do I have the wrong neutral safety switch?
My neutral safety switch located at the base of the colum has only two spades on it with a blue and green wire to it.
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I thought that only the manual trans had that and the automatic had four. Am I wrong? If not then where are the missing two wires and what are they for?
....and....
Quite simply put one day I have lights and the next day I don’t. I’m talking about my dash lights and the running lights/brake lights. I understand that they are all on the same circuit therefore related probably to a single problem. They stopped working while driving AT NIGHT going through Atlanta. Very unsafe mind you.
I recently replaced all the tailights and they worked fine after that + none are burnt. Now idk what might have happened but I’ve checked grounds (including the one at the driver side tailight) and checked fuses and traced wires for anything burnt or cut and even changed out my HEADLIGHT SWITCH but that was a no go. Now as I understand there is a brown wire leading from the switch that runs to all those lights.
Now for me that wire splits into two. Both ends just so happen to not be connected to anything (see pic). One wire is very short and the other goes over the steering colum and comes out next to the “radio” area.
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Question (2)- Where are those wires supposed to connect to? Did they become unplugged or wha?
Any help or comments/ suggestions are appreciated. Not electrically inclined to DC so please dumb it down for me. I can take pics of whatever is needed. Thanks in advamce