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Re: HELP on 95 GMC Vandura electrical problems
BowTie89 #402494 August 03rd 2010 8:23 am
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Chuck you and I have basically the same van except for motor size and I can tell you that if the aftermarket fuse block under the hood is bad it needs replaces as it controls a lot of the accesories including seats rear ac blower..


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Re: HELP on 95 GMC Vandura electrical problems
vanatic05 #402887 August 04th 2010 5:15 pm
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JackAttack- yes, I put new batteries in both remotes and both are still dead.

vanatic05- I pulled all the fuses on that and checked them all, but it wouldn't hurt to give the whole assembly a good "going over", clean contacts and all.

Thanks you guys.


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Re: HELP on 95 GMC Vandura electrical problems
ChuckInOhio #402889 August 04th 2010 5:17 pm
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Thinking after I posted- I should probably check contacts in the remotes as well...

Hey, I'm willing to try anything. You know, like if you lose your keys and can't find them anywhere you look, you eventually have to look in the freezer. HA!


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Re: HELP on 95 GMC Vandura electrical problems
ChuckInOhio #403910 August 09th 2010 1:59 pm
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Chuck, i feel your pain.. i am having the same exact problem on my 1995 Chevy g20 Mark III conversion. I have been trying to trace the cause for some time now and have not had much luck either. I have resorted to physically disconnecting the battery at shutdown otherwise its doesn't have enough juice to crank the motor over in the morning of next day..

I checked the battery and alternator are working properly and tried to use a test light to find the drain by connecting to the negative cable on battery and pulling fuses one at a time.. no luck.. but i am determined and dont want to give up.

I did a lot of research and this type of problem can be caused by so many things it very difficult to diagnose.. i have a brake light and Abs light on the dash that i am going to fix first and see if it is possible that they are related somewhere / somehow..

I am very interested to see how you make out and i wish you the best of luck..


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Re: HELP on 95 GMC Vandura electrical problems
dtrojer #403934 August 09th 2010 3:17 pm
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Chuck and dtrojer..be sure to check the headlight switch to be sure it is not turned all the way to the left as it will leave the accessory lights on.. been there done that and it would drain my battery in a day, my van is also equipped with a master kill switch for long storage, I also use a trickle charger daily..

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Re: HELP on 95 GMC Vandura electrical problems
vanatic05 #404014 August 09th 2010 9:09 pm
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Also double check your ground strap, braided wire, that goes from engine to the frame or body, if you can't find one add one, if it is tore replace it. Any time we have weird electrical issues that is the first thing I check.


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Re: HELP on 95 GMC Vandura electrical problems
Star Dreamer #404027 August 09th 2010 9:40 pm
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More good ideas.

dtrojer-
Thanks for commiserating. Let me know anything you find. I'll do the same for you.
"I have resorted to physically disconnecting the battery at shutdown otherwise its doesn't have enough juice to crank the motor over in the morning of next day..."
I've been doing the exact same thing for 9 months now! cry

vanatic05-
I did check that, but a good thought anyway (and easy to do/overlook. And actually, that doesn't even seem functional on my van.

Star Dreamer-
I've seen those things before on cars (years ago). Do you know where I'd look for that on my van. Is it underneath? I haven't got a clue.


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Re: HELP on 95 GMC Vandura electrical problems
ChuckInOhio #404315 August 11th 2010 8:41 am
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Can't really explain were the ground straps would be as every van might be different and I think we have changed our ground strap location somewhere in the past 30 years but usually they run from a bolt on the engine block either intake maniforld or head to the firewall or frame. I don't think it is near the back on a chevy van as there really is no good place to bolt it where the engine cover housing is at, so it is probably down low at the front going to the firewall or frame. I don't have a picture showing ours, yet.


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Re: HELP on 95 GMC Vandura electrical problems
Star Dreamer #404488 August 11th 2010 8:13 pm
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OK. Thanks.


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