SuperPhly

Well, my 84 Auto GSL is back on the road finally. Runs like a champ. New engine, perfectly tuned carb, and 4 new tires.

Now, it's time for inspection. UH OH!

Here's the situation.

1. Horn doesn't work. Press it, no sound.
2. Clock doesn't work. It lights up when it's supposed to, and doesn't when it shouldn't. But I'll be damned if it doesn't show a time.
3. Radio doesn't output. It finds channels, it scans, changes, memo's, etc, but no sound.
4. Over head light doesn't work.

I've checked fuses, and beat my head against this thing.. can't figure it out. It all happened when I was trying to pry the overhead light bulb outta the socket with a screw driver (needless to say it was dark when I did it).

Any recommendations?

Cody

wwilliam54

you probly broke the socket and its shorting out

SuperPhly

so, i need to look at the metal housing that the bulb fit into? that makes sense... brb.... i'm going to check

wwilliam54

if the clips that hold the bulb in a broke you have to take out the hole assembly and fix it

SuperPhly

doens't look to be the problem. the bulb was still in there and i looked to see if it was shorting... couldn't find anything.

I did find out that my manual moon roof raiser contraption is stripped so i have to turn and push to get it to open and shut... damn these things.. why couldn't i be born in 1970!

SuperPhly

does a bulb have to be there for everything else to work?

wwilliam54

i think so
maybe??

SuperPhly

well i touched the two leads together with a pair of metal pliers, and that didn't give me anything. I can't even get the radio to fuzz, or crack or anything. Hmmm

wwilliam54

check yuor fusible links

SuperPhly

where's that? are you talking about the fuse's under the drivers dash?

wwilliam54

no they are behind the battery on the fenderwall
the look like short pieces of wire pluged into a box

SuperPhly

ok, i'll check that tomorrow... it's a bit late outside... thanks for the tip man!

SuperPhly

OK, got tired of looking at the horizon and I checked it out tonight... I found something that's brown and has 3 sets of what look to be fabric wrapped wires looping out the back end.

It said something about a "main reactor". Is that the fusable links? if not... then what is it... and how do i check?

REVHED

Yep, that's the fusible links.

unreality

Disconnect the battery and unplug the fusible links one by one and squeeze the fabric covered areas softly. If your problem is link related, then two will be good and one will be bad. The two good ones will feel 'normal,' and the bad one will feel 'weird.' What's normal and what's weird? Well, just pay attention to how many feel a certain way =P

Also yes, this is kind of a lame way to check the links. The burnt out ones just feel all broken and crumbly when they're burnt out, so it's pretty easy to tell. If you have a test light, you might as well use that to check for continuity instead.