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my son is on his way to Texas and is around the Grape vine in Cali. on the I-5 and is to be in El paso by midnight tomorrow. Anyway the silver box that has 2 relays in it one of them would buzz and the generator light would come on the the truck would die, at first he would tap the relay and it would stop buzzin and the light would go out and every thing would be ok but now he taps it the buzzing stops the light stays on and it keeps dieing , any ideas on how to fix it and get to el paso? need help fast and thanks in advance

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My old but now gone Luv...

well i got his truck running i had to have him bypass the relays , he had to do it in the dark on the 5 by the grapevine with semis about 5 feet from him lying on the ground he said thats one he wont forget. he used his amp hot wire to go to the pump

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My old but now gone Luv...

glad u 2 got the truck runnin, i've been in that position befor, its very scary, just just hopin one dont fall asleep at the wheel and hit ya

it's good to hear he's going again.. i know that stretch of road and it can be a crappy place to break down.

thanks guys he said its do good for now and he will sort eveything out in Texas

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My old but now gone Luv...

i know how the breakdown thing goes. Good to hear hes on the road again.

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1980 LUV 4x4, going under re-construction...

hes at the bottom of the grapevine and will head up the hill in about 15-20 minets and as long as he can get over it with no more problems he should be ok to texas

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My old but now gone Luv...

well if he has any trouble on the way home[if he lives in OR.] he can look me up in medford!!!!

Them relays can be a PIA to Troubleshoot. You might want to order him a new set and send them to him or hit the auto parts shop when he gets dere.

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hes going to get new ones today in LA
hes going to Texas wont be back for a year , he comes once a year for 2 weeks but thanks anyway

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My old but now gone Luv...

where at in texas

El Paso.
well the trips been a toll, fan belt broke in stockton then fuel relay in the grapevine and now the alternator whent out in LA but hes back on the road again but he still LUV's his truck

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My old but now gone Luv...

ok today the new Alternator lost two of its bolts then he ran over a gator (thrown tire tred) and the fuel pump went out. all fixed again and on the road till the next break down

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My old but now gone Luv...

now hes in Blythe and the new alternator isn't charging the battery

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My old but now gone Luv...

he went to change a fuse and blew the voltage regulator so it looks like a night in Blythe for him till 8:00am till Autozone opens tomorrow. He has a sense of humor now. He said his new girl friend (the Luv) is "high maintenance" and luvs to have money spent on her. Everything was fine until he went to get more money at Western Union from his wife. Because he spent all his gas money on parts and towing. I guess she, the luv, knew he had more money in his pocket, and wanted a shinny new voltage regulator. You know how they are, they like that bling bling. Stay tuned for the next chapter of "Days of our Luv."

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My old but now gone Luv...

lol @ this thread. Not to upset you or anyone. I admire the dedication and luv for the LUV ! Hope him and the truck get there ok.

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its starting to get funny even he is laughing about it know

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My old but now gone Luv...

Well he got the regulator changed then he was headed out and the generator light came back on he stopped at an electrical shop because he couldn't find anything wrong after testing everything and it al showed good it took them 2 hrs to find the problem one of the wires that was going in to the alternator was broke at the metal clip and would work then not work so the guy charged him $40 to fix it. He went down the road about 30 miles and it starts coming on and off again he pulls over and the wire the guy fixed was off again so that was a waste of $40 bucks so he’s fixing it with whatever he has to do the job

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My old but now gone Luv...

so how did the saga end??? or has it???

well he made it home to El Paso but he did have one more problem his smog pump belt broke, the second belt he lost on the trip, and it threw off the water pump belt so it started overheating again and by the way he was at one place that was 126 degrees any way he let it cool down and left the smog pump belt off sense it shredded and put the water pump back on and made the rest of the way with no other problems. He said he now owns stock in every Auto Zone between Oregon and Texas.

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My old but now gone Luv...