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Anonymous Posted on Oct 29, 2009

No power to cab, no power to start, but clock has power

1997 chevy s-10, 2.2L, 2 wheel drive. i reciently replace the timing chain, #2 fuel injector, plug wires, throttle pos sensor, crank sensor, o2 sensor, and 1of the 2 coils. it ran fine. for a week or so.
i went to start it one morning and it acted like the battery was dead. a weakbuzzing sound comes from under the dash. power comes and goes to interior lights and the clock works. but no power to dash, radio, lights, and it won't even attempt to start. there's feedback that is coming through the speakers sometimes too. i tried replacing the ignition switch, not the lock tumbler, and the dash lit up and it clicked once when i tried to start ir and then back to the way it was so i put the old one back in.
I did manage to get the radio to play on the Accessory side, however when I turned on the headlight switch the radio stopped playing, then I would have to mess around with the ignition switch, headlight switch to get the radio to play, I decided to disconnect the headlight and dash light switchs, the radio stopped playing and now for some reason the radio will not play at all. The key in the ignition switch warning chime sounds as tho the battery is low, the battery voltage reads 12.45 volts.

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  • Anonymous Oct 29, 2009

    the connections are good and the starter connections are also. the ground wire to the block is good.

  • Anonymous Oct 29, 2009

    battery and starter connections are good. ground wire to block is good

  • Anonymous Oct 29, 2009

    yeah i checked the battery, ground to block,and starter. they all appear good

  • Dar
    Dar May 11, 2010

    Are all your battery cable connections tight? The ground cable, and starter?

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Check fuse block for shorts, melting discoloring,on back side of fuse panel around starter relay. loose connection causes fuse block to over heat will need to be replaced.hope this helps.

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