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Post by njarmentrout1 on May 13, 2010 13:43:48 GMT -5
 I've got a good one for all of you. I was driving through a gravel parking lot a couple days ago, and I hit a medium sized puddle. Large enough to where the water from the puddle splashed onto my hood. As i'm at the nearest intersection, I start seeing smoke come out of my steering wheel! It stopped after about five minutes. What in the world could that have been from!? 
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Post by Pontiac1976 on May 13, 2010 20:25:35 GMT -5
most likely got some on your exhaust manifolds or your pipes under the motor. unless your leaking something. just open the hood to see anything strange.
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Post by rally912 on May 16, 2010 17:55:50 GMT -5
That's what I was thinking. There's plenty of small holes for wires and such in your firewall for steam/smoke from red hot manifolds to go through to your dash.
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Post by njarmentrout1 on May 20, 2010 6:11:20 GMT -5
Nope, I found out what it was. Apparently I no longer have turn signals, or brake lights. I smoked my turn signal switch. And it takes a specialty tool to get inside the steering colum. (Apparently 15 bucks at Napa.) Considering how busy I am all the time, I don't think I have the time to replace it. So I think I'm going to bite the bullet and just take it down to the shop and let them fix it. It's going to be extra money, but I don't have the extra time with my crazy schedule.  |
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Post by Pontiac1976 on Jun 8, 2010 19:30:32 GMT -5
Sorry to here that burned up your flasher combo switch. So I guessing it's a 84 or newer truck. That can happen if it short to bad. good thing it stoped.
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Post by njarmentrout1 on Jun 9, 2010 7:37:12 GMT -5
It's a 1980 Sierra Grande 3/4 ton. Love that dag nabbit thing. Thanks for the reply Pontiac!
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Post by njarmentrout1 on Jun 9, 2010 7:39:01 GMT -5
Correction: D@#m thing. Apparently the website changes curse words.  |
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Post by Pontiac1976 on Jun 9, 2010 20:03:53 GMT -5
Really an wow 80 well the 73-83 are not known to be that bad but the 84 - 91 style are more known for that because more wires.
So it must have shorted bad you lucky they might have blow the fuse
What do you have on your column options? Did you check to see if your horn works? Or the hazard button works?
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Post by njarmentrout1 on Jun 10, 2010 6:01:09 GMT -5
Yeah, everything works good. I ended up taking it down to the shop that my dad and I have used forever. Good people. Total came out to be $85 dollars. They replaced the break switch, turn signal switch and replaced some wires near the break lights. Not to bad of a deal. I just don't have the time to trace wires and such with my crazy schedule.
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Post by Pontiac1976 on Jun 11, 2010 17:41:05 GMT -5
That ok I been there once or twice . But I like to do things to my cars truck. Any how no that was not to bad at all. Glad you got it back and ready for the road . enjoy.
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I've got a good one for all of you. I was driving through a gravel parking lot a couple days ago, and I hit a medium sized puddle. Large enough to where the water from the puddle splashed onto my hood. As i'm at the nearest intersection, I start seeing smoke come out of my steering wheel! It stopped after about five minutes. What in the world could that have been from!? 
