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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 12:52 PM
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Fire Under Dash One Day now push button start....

So here are a couple of issues... related non related....
one day i was driving and my winsheild wipers came on by themselfes... i was like WTF... rainy season in the las vegas desert!!! lol i went to try and shut them off and my switch fell through the dash fell apart while i was driving... then a fire caught under the dash and the motor died...

Problem 1- i found out that the intermident black box that makes the wipers "park" and time delay when set in wiper intermintantly when selected on the **** caught fire..... So i unhooked the box and never put it back in... i now have a "on-off-Montery" switch in place on all of that "on" is medium speed wipe---off is off--- and monentary is wipe @ fast speed plus Pump water on the window. which works fine but them i switch to "on medium speed wipe" i get back feed through the switch and it pumps water as well... so what kind of diode to i need in line "where" to stop back feed on my switch?

Problem 2- when my truck died all of a sudden in the street after the fire i had to have it towed 3 miles 200 dollars later to my house." they almost wanted to bring a wrecker to tow it because of the weight...
--I found that (A) i lost an inline fuse that feed from the batt to the main fuse block. so i replaced it and restored power everywhere to everything. at the key and in the cab... (B) when i turn the key from off to on and WTS comes on for 10 sec as it should i turn key to start and nothing happens (starter engagement) so i ran a push button start comeing off the starter selinoid in to the cab which works fine... been useing this method for 2 years now. My Clucth Press in to start "black module" on the clutch pedal fell apart over the years... so it just dangles from the pedal.. What 2 wires do i need to jump toghether so that it completed the circut at the ignition switch on the colum behind the dash?... i also replaced the steering colum switch durning the fire for good measure and put it back like the old one I.E. marks on the old switch from the set screws....

Thanks in advance for your guys thoughts!!!!
 
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 02:49 PM
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For the clutch switch, I think its the two middle wires that need to be connected. I don't know the colors though.
 
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 03:29 PM
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starter solenoid circuit should be red with a blue tracer.
 
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 04:49 PM
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if the truck had cruise control, it will have 4 wires on the clutch switch.
without cruise it may only be two wires. if the switch fell apart, that is why you need the push button to start.

for the wipers, if the plug going into the delay module is still good, you can just plug it into a non delay wiper switch.
 
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by swooshcmk
starter solenoid circuit should be red with a blue tracer.
Correct. .
 
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 08:45 PM
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sounds like you need to run to the junkyard and buy a wiper switch (delay or not, your choice) and a clutch switch, and all your problems will be solved. or if you have the money, go buy them new
 
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