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Does anyone have any idea what I should be looking at to stop this problem. It is getting to be a pain to have to disconnect the battery everytime I get home from work or leave my vehicle at work.
If the battery is left connected I have to get the vehicle boasted.
Example: I had a shorted power door lock relay on my 1991 S10 Blazer and it drained my battery overnight. I installed a new fully charged battery and I discovered the shorted relay when I attempted to lock the doors after I installed the new battery. The doors would not lock so I replaced the power door lock relay. I probably did not need the new battery. I purchased a 800 ma Deltran Battery Tender and I keep in on my S10 Blazer if it will not be driven for more than a week.
The charge light on the Deltran Battery Tender will indicate if you have a excessive parasistic battery drain. While the battery tender is connected to the battery, the indicator light will either indicate the battery is receiving a constant charge (yellow) to compensate for the excessive battery drain or it will indicate a green light to show a full state of charge. If the parasitic battery drain is excessive, the battery will never reach full state of charge and the battery tender indicator light will remain yellow. .
wiring in about all models 1995 to 2004.Try pulling acc. fuse. It works my inside lamps and pwindows, locks,rear hatch.I think that is the right fuse. I would have the altenator checked first they are bad about shorting out. I had a short in the rear hatch wiring just above the headliner in the very back. There are several other
possibilities. Try that then just pull a fuse at a time to get it narrowed down.Then
you can go from there. I fixed one where the lower interior lights would'nt go out.
The glove box, and lower foot lamps under the dash. Just start narrowing it down
by the fuses and go from there. Good luck. :mad:
The voltage regulator Weather Pack connectior on the side of the alternator can somtimes loosen from vibration, or from blow back from the radiator cooling fan. Most often a loose Weather Pack connector was caused by being damaged or not connected properly after the alternator was replaced.. The alternator internal regulator connector is a GM Weather Pack connector that has a plastic locking tab. If the locking tab on the connector is bent from being removed incorrectly, the connector will loosen and that will indicate a voltage drop..
vehicles have quite an overnight drain on the battery due to all the options such as
overhead console temp and compass and radio presets also the ECM runs check on certain circuits and sensors while the vehicle is not being used There is quite a drain and
when it starts in the morning,the 100amp alternator immediatly delivers to the battery
the power it needs to operate properly. You will see the guage drop as the battery
needs less power to operate a system,such as brake lights and other things.Your
alternator is fine(Ithink).If the guage falls a lot and your battery seems low,It is! You
need to buy a battery that has the most cold cranking amps like a optima.I had to
do the same thing. I paid around $150.00 for my battery and It has a eight year waranty(4year free replacement with no pro-rate)Sometimes these vehicles will have
something pulling a lot of amps while it's sitting most are simple like a glove box light stuck on or something. Even if there is a interior lamp on, it should'nt run the battery down overnight.That's why these blazers and jimmys are required to have a
real nice battery because of the electrical system.From 1995 to 2004,there are so many changes in the electrical system you would'nt believe it. I hope I made sense to you 'cause I did'nt make sense to myself. lol.but I'm speaking from years of experience on mine. before I would even start to fix it, I would gather all the info I could from manuals etc...and in this forum. Get your battery checked.It'll be ok.
My Detran 800 battery tender will provide up a 800 ma charge until the battery is fully charged then it will stop the constant charge and will then maintain the battery at a full charge. . It takes about 10 minutes to acheve a full charge on the new AC Delco battery after I park the vehicle and connect the battery tender.. Normally, S10 Blazers through 1998, have up to 10 ma parasitic battery drain and that is enough to drain a weak battery overnght especially if the vehciles charging system.is not working properly..
Let's keep the discussion here so everyone will benefit.
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Had the fuel pump been replaced? If so there is a small emission hose on the top
front of the tank that is almost impossible to see until it is too late. If it broke the connection to the tank,
the vehicle will act excactly as you said. I can explain it if nessesary. My 97 Jimmy
did the same thing and I have numurous accounts of the same problem. You may want to go ahead and change your fuel filter now too. When it won't start,remove
the top off the throttle body and prime it with gasoline to see if it starts.If you would,
I'd like you to try that and I can determine with quite accuracy what your problem is.You could post another text and we could go from there.Ask whoever you bought it from about any repairs such as fuel pump replacement or anything he has done to it lately. It's very important. These vehicles have to be (right on) to run like they are supposed to. I'll be looking for a new text from you. Get all the info you can about your Blazer. :sick:
Also, twice now, my hood has popped after I start the car.
Once in awhile, if I put the driver's window down, it will not go back up right away.
Could all these things be related to an electrical problem? I have had the car in for repairs the first couple of years I owned it due to different electrical problems.
Any suggestions.
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Yep, I could have hurt myself bad and I was pretty angry with myself. Needless to say, I'm handling my rifle a lot more safely now when it's 5AM and I'm off to the hunt.
tidester, host
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then unsnapping the outer section of the instument panel.(again,that's the way mine comes off yours may be different) and remove it.Any obvious damage should be visible.Check your fuses, relays and wireing as best you can. You can buy a manual at your local parts store which should help identify the cylinder under the hood and so forth. I was thinking the a/c dryer but it does'nt have but a couple wires coming from it.Good luck and I'll say there's been quite a few times I'd like to put a bullet through my Jimmy too! LOL :mad:
can any one tell me the order they go back in the plug?
Wow, that's no harness issue I don't think...sounds like the positive battery cable is shorting out to the frame. You'd best follow it down to the starter motor and see what's up.
OR --- it could have been a bum battery from the get-go (internal short)...if you got it from a chain store, that could be the case.