hey guys, anyone know if there is an aftermarket or stock replacement wiring harness for the 79-83? I bet there isn't but I thought I'd ask. I'm wondering if I could make the Painless 12-circuit kit work. I'm having quite a few electrical bugs lately (wipers will work sometimes and not others, blower motor, etc) and when something stops working if I smack he fuse box a couple times it works again! I'm planning on re-soldering the whole box, but I'm wondering if there is a replacement. With the old one I might just have problems again. Also, what does the wiper motor do when it's going out? Just stop working, or does it click? Mine just clicked the last two times I tried to use them, wouldn't come on at all. Just now when i went out the the truck they worked fine. ???? Weird.
could be the gears are stripping or sometimes it doesn't get enough juice or something is acting as a mechanical resistance or there could be electrical resistance in the circuit somewhere, I learned this in electrical at school UTI
Right... if the connection at the fuse box is bad it won't get steady current. Maybe the connection is corroded to the point it works sporadically. I guess when I pull it out and re-solder I might get things working again. This truck was really neglected and there isn't much left I haven't messed with. I'm afraid to look in the gas tank..... There is a point with wiring harnesses that its easier to replace them than fix them when they become spliced together too bad.