Red's Hydraulics with Accumulators??

[spud_51]

okey, my 94 s-10 has this setup in the bed of the truck. It consists of 2 pumps and 4 batteries. Now i have a problem. There are like 4 or 5 red wires running from the pumps to somewhere. That's really not my problem. My problem is there is one of these red wires hooked up to one of the batteries and goes under the truck and finally up into the driver side under the door sill. Now in the engine bay, the red wires go thru the firewall into a plug, but this wire that is connected to the battery in the bed of the truck doesn't look like it goes through the firewall anywhere. Is it possible that it was tapped into the fuse box running with a 15 amp fuse? I accidently tripped over it and pulled it apart whereever it was located and i couldn't find any other wires that looked split. THe wire is long enough to run to the fuse box only too, so is it possible this is where this red wire goes to? I'm just stumped and need to get the truck running again. I know i need all new batteries, but i really would like help figuring out where this wire goes. Does what i say make sense?

[spud_51]

anybody???

[5.74x4]

could it be your power (24volts) to your switches? where are your switches located? i would guess the wires are for the switches but a pic would help us see whats going on maybe. i bet if you trace from your switches back you find the other end of that wire you tripped over.

[87fleet]

yea need some picks

[eacyde]

Pics or draw a sketch of what you are talking about.

You can wire a setup 100 different ways

[undergrounds10]

Sounds like someone rigged up your dros! you should have two wires per pump to switch box for dumps, and two wires going to your solenoid banks for each motor. Does your switch box still work? let me know and we will go from here

[87fleet]

Quote: Originally Posted by 87fleet

yea need some picks

no pics yet ? he must have fixed it

[juiced dimebag]

i would say that it is the power for your switches because mine has a wire that goes to one of the batteries and then into the cab for my switches but thats wierd if it has a fuse and why is run up under the dash???? are ur switches mounted on the dash???

[ura HOE call me]

Each switch should have 3 to 4 wires. For starters, one main cable should run up into the switch box that has constant power at 24 volts, and it should have a fuse on it. A 3 prong switch should have a wire that goes to the solenoids (trigger wire), a wire that goes to a dump, and the 24 volt wire going to the center prong. This same 24 volt live wire should be jumped to every line of center prongs that are being used on every switch. 6 prong switches might have 2 solenoid trigger wires going to them, as well as two dump wires. What ever the case is, all these wires should be insulated in what is called a "switch cord" (9 wires in one tube). There shouldn't be any random loose wires running up to the switch panel, switch box, switch board, etc. I would suggest you do a complete re-wiring of your setup, because the way you described it, sounds like a rig. Most of the time, rigs end in flames.

[ura HOE call me]

Quote: Originally Posted by juiced dimebag

i would say that it is the power for your switches because mine has a wire that goes to one of the batteries and then into the cab for my switches but thats wierd if it has a fuse and why is run up under the dash???? are ur switches mounted on the dash???

A fuse is needed, especially now a days with these cheap pre-wired switch boxes that are on the market. These poorly built switches that come in these boxes can't take 24 volts, so they tend to melt, stick, break. I had this problem when I first put hydraulics on my first car. The switch got stuck, so the wire that ran to it caught on fire because I didn't have a fuse hooked up to it. The complete wire melted up into my switch box that I had in my hand. It melted my freshly done seats on my car as well. Mind you, I was 15 years old at the time (I'm 23 now). It was a rookie mistake, but I was just a kid learning how to do this. I learned a lot off of "LayItLow.com" in there diagrams section.