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Howdy everyone,
Thanks to everyone who responded to my plea for help. I followed a bit of
everyone's advice & lo & behold the problem is fixed. Here's what I did:
Looking thru the -20 manual I started to follow the instructions for removal of
the instrument cluster. Removed the negative ground to the batteries, removed the
panel cover, started to remove the cluster & went: "Hmmm, remember that time I took
apart the 1976 Chevy truck dash for no reason since I could reach up behind it..." So,
I reached up & was able to feel the light bulb housings(ok so I'm a little slow
sometimes, so what.=^) ).
Thinking that if the #1 Alternator light is bad, swapping the two should allow me
to test the lightbulbs. I swapped the lightbulbs, hooked the dash Voltmeter back up,
hooked up the batteries, and turned the vehicle on... BOTH LIGHTS WORK! And the
Voltmeter is reading halfway thru the green, like it should. Ok, I guess I had a
loose wire (I'm sure my wife would agree) and just swapping the two bulbs fixed the
circuit.
Now I just gotta get the speedo & fuel gauge lights working They just didn't turn
on when I turned on the head lights 2 nights ago. I checked the bulbs (both good)
checked the fuse (good) but no light. Time to have a little fun. At least the
vehicle is runable for daytime driving.
Thanks again,
Brian Mead
>
> "F. Brian Mead" wrote:
>
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> > Howdy list,
> > Ok, this should be an easy one for the gurus out there. My vehicle
> > is a 1984 M1009 CUCV Blazer. One of the alternator lights is not coming
> > on when I start the vehicle(sorry I can't remember if it's number one or
> > two, it's the one on the left). Ok I though DUH it's a dead lightbulb,
> > BUT the battery charge indicator is running lower than it used to. It's
> > staying right on the line between yellow & green. It used to stay
> > midway thru the green.
> > My problem is, the manual says what to do if the lights STAY on, but
> > not what to do if they never turn on. I'm gonna check the bulb
> > tomorrow. ( gotta replace a couple other bulbs anyway) but if it isn't
> > the bulb, what should be the next thing to check?
> > Last, a BIG preemptive THANK YOU to everyone on the list! I
> > couldn't have gotten this far without "y'all"!
> > BTW, I'm gonna be putting some photos of stencils of of CUCVs on my
> > website. I tried to get examples of all the variants & extras I could.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Brian Mead
> > Griffin, Ga
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