How do you all get 6.2s to 300K miles

[nycxjeremyy]

Have no idea what just happened

Spun out in my K6 Blazer, literally did a full circle when I hit black ice. No, did not hit anything (im okay), though i did pull at the wheel hard.

The 6.2 shut off though my radio and power was on, I turned the key and it started normally, went about my drive.

Not even 10 minutes later and the dashboard lights including my radio shut off, though the guages themselves work (Thank God), only the items that are illuminated in the photo is what currently has light.

What the frick happened?? What can I do?? Its running fine currently, guagrs work just no light.

 

[ak diesel driver]

Check fuses

 

[nycxjeremyy]

Update:
All the lights in these photos currently work again, dashboard lights plus the radio is still out, ugh

 

[nycxjeremyy]

I am genuinely so upset this happened, got two squarebody bros in Minneapolis, gonna peep it tomorrow, cant believe this happened (guage lights are still off, guages itself still work though)

 

[jrsavoie]

I am genuinely so upset this happened, got two squarebody bros in Minneapolis, gonna peep it tomorrow, cant believe this happened (guage lights are still off, guages itself still work though)

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Have you checked the switch that dims the interior lights to see if the lights are turned down?

 

[Will L.]

Hopefully bumped the knob and spun the dimmer down? Other than that I am thinking headlight switch? There is a separate wire from it to the dash lights so maybe it lost connection in your Hiway breakdance move?

 

[nycxjeremyy]

Have you checked the switch that dims the interior lights to see if the lights are turned down?

Ive played with the switch, it turns the dome light on and everything, guage lights are no dice though

 

[MrMarty51]

Didjuh check the fuse ? ? ? ?
IIRC, there may be two fuses to the dadh light circuitry, somehow if on or the other of those burns out or looses connection then there will be no dashing lights.

 

[dbrannon79]

I would say the switch, but maybe it's just too cold!!

 

[nycxjeremyy]

Its still like that today, literally everything works minus the radio and guage lights, the damn dome light even works.

The rear window is acting weaker than normal though, it goes down easy, but it refuses to come back up on its own power (or lack off) the motor, seals, tracks, etc has been replaces this summer (LMC Truck).

Its all so tiresome

 

[nycxjeremyy]

Ah yes.
From where....

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[ak diesel driver]

Maybe the ignition switch?

 

[nycxjeremyy]

It was the damn tail light fuse that causes all this, its fixed now

Im with my other 6.2 pal, we're just crusin around in his suburban 6.2.

He states 10w30 for winter oil, not 5w40, something about it being the correct GM MX one

 

[nycxjeremyy]

Super off topic, but the cold air here is doing wonders for engine performance and mileage (i did 85-90 and im still on that tank from when I got here yesterday) I love this, i need to replicate these conditions.

 

[MrMarty51]

It was the damn tail light fuse that causes all this, its fixed now

Im with my other 6.2 pal, we're just crusin around in his suburban 6.2.

He states 10w30 for winter oil, not 5w40, something about it being the correct GM MX one

It seemed to me from my past years in the square body trucks I had that it could be the possibility of two fuses.
I could remember that there is a gauge lamp fuse but I could not remember which fuse the other one was.
Yup, tail lamp fuse.

 

[nycxjeremyy]

Another successful 6.2 meetup

 

[nycxjeremyy]

Update:

Driving home and everything shut off again, its the tail lights fuse (top left) wonder what could be causing this, this never happened before, its starting to seriously annoy me

 

[dbrannon79]

something is drawing too much on that circuit. check your tail light bulbs. could be the socket contacts and the little nubs on the bulbs. simple fix is to replace the bulbs. that or it's getting moisture in the socket and if it has been snowing where you got salt up in there too, that will carry current to the ground and short out.

 

[MrMarty51]

If it has a trailer light plug check all that extension wiring.
Look for any place there might be a rub through.

 

[nycxjeremyy]

Woke up amx started it. Fuel guage started to do this. Plus on top of that, this is happening

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