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I accidentally made the clock work on our junker truck.. (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by over_clox@lemmy.world to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world
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I'm trying to get the windshield wipers working again, but I'll take any level of progress...

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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 29 points 4 months ago (2 children)

.........holy shit. A cassette deck???

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Yeah, the radio and casette deck don't work right now, but by stupid magic I guess, the clock started working after unfucking some of the wires..

[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 23 points 4 months ago (2 children)

At least you don't have to worry about your vehicle bricking from a botched software update.

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

True, but Chevy small block's come with their own "fun" little engineering failures and trying to successfully stop all the oil leaks is a fools errand.

Edit: OP has a Sonoma so not a CSB but the same rules pretty much apply.

[–] toynbee@piefed.social 1 points 3 months ago

Or spying on you.

[–] seathru@quokk.au 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Does the clock come on with the key? Or do you have to push in the volume knob to make it come up? If it's the latter, there's a yellow wire behind there that still isn't getting power.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Gotta push the volume knob.

This truck doesn't require a key...

[–] seathru@quokk.au 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Almost none of the 2nd gen S-10 family need ignition keys at this point. They all wear out. Power up that yellow wire however you like if you want some tunes.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So, if I'm understanding you correctly, I should be getting battery voltage from the yellow wire when the ignition switch is in the accessory or running positions?

If that's the case, well holy fuck that gives me some dead-on clues where to start looking next!

[–] seathru@quokk.au 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Correct. Orange wire is 12v constant and the yellow is 12v switch ignition. Brown wire is ground, but that's kinda optional; it will pull ground from the antenna plug instead.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Dude, guess what our truck is missing? The dome light. Guess what color wires hang from where it used to be? Black, White, Orange, Yellow..

You wanna take any guess where I installed a toggle switch? Right under the rear view mirror. Now we got working radio and windshield wipers!

Man your advice has saved my sanity for the month, I had folks telling me to check the control module and even replace the entire wire harness, while I'm like fuckall with that, I'll seek a simpler solution first.

Apparently its just a fault of the ignition switch itself, which isn't really that big of a surprise, but I would have been chasing wild geese and getting nowhere fast. Your advice got the accessory systems running again! 👍

Now, next goal is to figure out what's up with the horn, that still don't work..

[–] seathru@quokk.au 2 points 3 months ago

Dude, guess what our truck is missing? The dome light. Guess what color wires hang from where it used to be? Black, White, Orange, Yellow.. You wanna take any guess where I installed a toggle switch? Right under the rear view mirror. Now we got working radio and windshield wipers!

Nice! That is some proper bodging.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

A suggestion from a fellow mechanic: Unfuck all the wires.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago

That's some more of the wires. I said ALL the wires!

jk fellow dullard, tinker and fix, that old Sonoma will treat you right. I've got a slightly younger S10, and if I get my way that truck will haul me to my grave.

[–] Saapas@piefed.zip 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's not so old a thing!

...fuck

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

1996 Sonoma...