This 1994 Chevrolet C3500 came in with a ton of problems. In the process of wrapping things up I wanted to show how to replace a damaged fusible link. First of all so many people think that the white (sometimes black) plastic piece is the fusible link. It is not. The fusible link is the … Continue reading “1994 Chevrolet C3500, Replacing A Damaged Fusible Link”
This 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe came in with the complaint that the right daytime running light did not work. The repair starts with removing the headlight assembly retaining pins. They both rotate forward and lift straight up. With the pins removed the headlight assembly will detach from the vehicle. This allows access to the rear of … Continue reading “2002 Chevrolet Tahoe, DRL Not Working”
This 2008 Chevrolet Silverado came in with the complaint that the cruise control would not work. Since I have a Tech 2 scan tool I decided to look for codes first. There was a PCM code P0573 stored for the “Brake Switch Circuit 1 High Voltage”. Simply put the computers think that the brake lights … Continue reading “2008 Chevrolet Silverado, Cruise Control Does Not Work, P0573”
This 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe came in with the complaint that the dash illumination lights would not come on. These lights are sometimes referred to as panel lights. Testing begins at the illumination fuse in the interior fuse box. The fuse box is located behind this panel on the driver’s end of the dash. With the … Continue reading “2002 Chevrolet Tahoe, Dash Lights Do Not Work”
This 2003 Chevrolet Silverado came in with the complaint that the passenger vents were stuck on heat at the end of August in South Carolina.. Since it was late I decided to try a procedure that GM came out with several years ago. It applies to actuators that have over traveled for one reason or … Continue reading “2003 Chevrolet Silverado, HVAC Actuator Stuck”
This 2005 Chevrolet Silverado came in with the complaint that it did not have cruise control. The customer, whom I have known for a long time, asked if I thought cruise control could be added to his truck. I was not sure. He stated that he had found several references to doing just that with … Continue reading “2005 Chevrolet Silverado, Adding Factory Cruise Control”
This 1994 Chevrolet K1500 pickup came in with the very unusual complaint that the stoplights would not work with the ignition on. I checked the brake light operation and sure enough the stoplights worked with the key off but as soon as the key was turned on they stopped. I did notice that the CHMSL … Continue reading “1994 Chevrolet 1500 Pickup, Stoplights Will Not Work With The Ignition On”
This 1992 Chevrolet K1500 pickup came in with the complaint of no headlights. A quick check of the dimmer switch found that the switch did not click when operated. It could have easily had a complaint of no high beams or low beams but in this case, there were no headlights at all. The panel … Continue reading “1992 Chevrolet K1500 Pickup, No Headlights”
This 1999 Chevrolet Suburban came in with the complaint that most of the instrument cluster. Also the HVAC control head panel illumination bulbs do not work. Since a couple of them did work, I did not have to worry about fuses and switches being the problem. Just blown bulbs. Disassembly starts with grasping the edges … Continue reading “1999 Chevrolet Suburban, Replacing Instrument Cluster & HVAC Illumination Bulbs”
This 1992 GMC C1500 pickup came in with the complaint that the blower motor was squeaking and the noise was getting worse. The blower motor is located under the passenger side of the dash and has this rubber and foam sound deadening cover over it. I know it seems strange but the first step in … Continue reading “1992 GMC Pickup, Changing The Blower Motor”