electric problems HELP!!

[pperich]

Hi everybody!, English is not my language, but I'll try to explain what is my problem to see is somebody can help me. I have a Blazer LS 1996 and some days ago it began to have some electric problems. I would like to try to fix it by my own because i think that it is a small problem and my dealer is going to charge me a lot for nothing (as used to be here in Chile). Well, this is the problem:
First of all, I noticed that the underhood lamp was not working, the lamp was OK and the Fuse (3) was ok too. So i thought that it was a problem with the switch so i didn't worry about it. Some days after that, the lights of the instruments panel didn't turn on where I turn on the lights in the night, and the interior lights (clock, themperare meter, etc) didn't dim. I chech the fuses and I had the fuse (3) burned, I replaced it and everything was fine. A couple of weeks later, I left the blazer parked without starting it for 3 days and when I try to start it, it seems that the battery was dead. I made it start using another car. After some time charging the battery, I stopped the engine try to start it again and it didn't work. I started it again using other car and i noticed that the instrument panel lights didn't turn on but the other lights do dim when i turn the lights. I checked the fuses and all were ok. i stop the engine and it didn't start. So here is the strange part, I removed the fuse number 3 and tried to start the engine, and It STARTED!!! today in the morning to make it work I have to remove the fuse 3 again. Could anybody help me to find out whats going on here? Thanks!!!

Pablo

[jakedubb]

Electrical problems always suck! Start simple cleaning the terminals and tightening all connections. Check all elect. plugs in engine and make sure they are fully seated. Sounds like either the alternator is going bad or you may have an ignition switch that is working only intermittently.

[aztecaking100]

Pablo dale un vistaso a la tierra de la batteria o puede ser que tengas un corto en fusible 3 puedes dar un vistaso aver si no esta floja la connection o ver que un alambre este cortado y este aciendo contacto con tiera ahi por la caja de fusibles. Yo tenia una 96 blazer tambien y lo que paso es que iso un corto y uno de los wires se quemo todo el plastico del wire y cuando ponia el fusible estaba bien pero cuando la coria a la troca con los bordos y baches tocaba tiera y el fusible se quemaba. Y si tu bateria se esta descargando es que si ay un corto que la esta descargando.

Sorry guy i had to explain it in spanish just told him to check the grounds and make sure to check all wires need fuse box for any cut wires rubbing up against a ground.

[pperich]

thanks you for the help, i'm going to check all the cables. I don't know how I'm going to check the cables under the instrument panel. It seems to me that it is a little hard to dismount but I think that the problem is there.
aztecaking, asumo que eres mexicano :-) gracias por la ayuda.

I'll tell you if i can fix it.

Pablo

[aztecaking100]

okay pablo anymore help just stick it in a thread y si soy mexicano de guanajuato

[jakedubb]

Not sure if you told him to clean the terminals and connections but it should be done first. Thanks for the translation.

[aztecaking100]

Quote: Originally Posted by jakedubb

Not sure if you told him to clean the terminals and connections but it should be done first. Thanks for the translation.

sorry about that but i think he got the point thanks jakedubb

[Jimmy-James]

Yeah, i would check all wires to and from battery, and the grounds. Weird how he took that fuse out and the truck started...

anywho, is it hard to type in spanish?

[aztecaking100]

nope its very to type in spanish don't have to worry about misspelled words