My clock died this past weekend. I don't know if this is related but, I was messing with the cigarette lighter to try to find a power source for my halo reverse indiglos(they look beautiful btw despite my slip up ("idle" at 3700 rpm)). I did notice my clock was gone after this though. Are these two tied together somehow? If so what should i do to get my clock fixed.

I'm going to test the lighter to see if it still has power later today.

 

On the back of the center console panel, there is actually a spot where the clock will clip in, but it's just a dumby spot that isn't the actual clocks plug.

I used the wrong one on accident the last time I took my dash apart, and freaked when the clock didn't work. Took it apart and noticed the clock plugged in higher up.

Perhaps that's your problem too.

Bill

 

Nah, This happened with the dash in place. Prior to me taking everything apart. Besides i don't have to touch the clock to work with the guages. That's why I found it so strange.

 

idle at 3700?
so do you redline it all the time?

 

does your dome light work? this happened to me when i was doing my stereo install. check the fusses under the hood. maybe also check the fusses in the kick panel. the one that went out for me was under the hood it affected the dome lights clock and some other stuff, but i forget what else.

 

I second the checking of fuses... Wierd things seem to happen when fuses blow... when i installed my radio everything went fine and dandy... till i blew the horn and the radio and half the lights in the cab cut off for about 20 minutes and then turned themselves back on... Boy was I freaking out... Turned out to be a fuse.. replaced it... everything is fine.. I can play my music and blow my horn at the same time

 

When I messed with my dash, my clock was toast... but it wasnt... I dunno what I did... but check EVERYTHING... lol... works fine now...

 

I too have blown fuses when messing with the wires to my radio...butmy cigarette lighter and clock don't work. I have bought two clocks from a junk yard and they don't work either...can't figure it out.

 

lol, 3 years later...

 

lol..newbe...

 

x2... :bigclap:

 

But, at least he didn't start a new thread, considering that it doesn't look like there was a definitive answer in this one!


There's a "fusable link" in the back of the lighter, if that goes, everything "down wind" of the lighter will lose power. Check that. I think it's only rated at 3-5amps, which isn't a lot of capacity. People will tend to pop it when looking for accessory power - it's easy to do if you try tapping in after it versus before it.

 

ditto on this. i blew the fusable link with an air compressor the other day. however, it must be real close to the socket because the wire tap i have that turns on my computer still works and i tapped pretty close to the socket (from memory).

now im going to add a few sockets around the cab, off the battery thru my own fuse box and on a relay for accessory power.

 

Yup, it's VERY close to the socket, like melded into the back of the socket itself.

 

Might as well add my clock topic to this post. For the last year or so my clock kind of goes dim, I can tap it with my fingers to make it stronger.

Whats the deal with that?

 

haha sorry for not coming back to this post. I didn't even remember that my clock didn't work at one time... so yeah i don't remember how I got it fixed either cause it definitely works now.