Since yesterday, I noticed that the headlights wouldn't turn on. However the parking and tail lamps would. So being smart about it, I replaced both bulbs. With negative results, I went to check the fuse(s). A problem, my owners manual says that there is no fuse to control the head light lamps on the fuse panel. I know I can always just hard-wire the bulbs to the battery, and bypass the head light switch.
On to my next dilemma. I was driving to work today, and about 6 blocks away from the house, the motor dies and I lost power to the cab of the truck. I mean the instrument panel died, the interior lights, the exterior lights, everything is dead. So I was thinking bad alternator and the battery just died. However a few minutes later, I turned the ignition switch to on, and the car powered up and I was able to start the car.
Then I went to leave work, and the ignition switch would send power to the car, but it would not turn the starter. So to see if it was the starter, because the usual click you can hear from the solenoid when the starter is bad was not there, I primed the carburetor and made the connections on the solenoid with a screw driver. The car fired right up.
Then I was able to drive home, which was about 15-20 minutes away, city driving. I go to turn onto my street, and the engine dies and the power in the cab goes with it. I guess my question is, what can cause the entire vehicle to stop running and loose power completely? The only thing I can think of is a problem with the ignition switch. I do not think it has anything to do with the battery or the starting circut, because when I make the connection via a screw driver again the engine cranks, but with no power coming from the battery it cannot fire. What do you guys think?
On to my next dilemma. I was driving to work today, and about 6 blocks away from the house, the motor dies and I lost power to the cab of the truck. I mean the instrument panel died, the interior lights, the exterior lights, everything is dead. So I was thinking bad alternator and the battery just died. However a few minutes later, I turned the ignition switch to on, and the car powered up and I was able to start the car.
Then I went to leave work, and the ignition switch would send power to the car, but it would not turn the starter. So to see if it was the starter, because the usual click you can hear from the solenoid when the starter is bad was not there, I primed the carburetor and made the connections on the solenoid with a screw driver. The car fired right up.
Then I was able to drive home, which was about 15-20 minutes away, city driving. I go to turn onto my street, and the engine dies and the power in the cab goes with it. I guess my question is, what can cause the entire vehicle to stop running and loose power completely? The only thing I can think of is a problem with the ignition switch. I do not think it has anything to do with the battery or the starting circut, because when I make the connection via a screw driver again the engine cranks, but with no power coming from the battery it cannot fire. What do you guys think?