importwarrior Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 (edited) i have been cleaning the seat belt tracks. it seems they have either blown a fusei cannot find or something else. once it got cold out the problem started.what happens.clock does not work BUT background light lights up when lights are turned on.head lights do not pop up BUT lights are ondome light does NOT workHorn does NOT workhazards do NOT workof course seat belts don't work thats all i found so far.not working. problem went away but as soon as i opened thepassenger door and the seat belt started to move it died again. i removed the battery cable and still didn't resolve the issue.i checked all fuses under the dash. they are all fine on my meter. any suggestions? Edited March 7, 2013 by importwarrior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasQuest Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Sounds to me like your ETACS might be acting up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted March 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 i know the ETACS was working great all the way home.from further diagnosing, i believe it is related to the motorstress of the slow moving seat belt on the passenger side.once it moves it trips something. could be a bad fusible link.i just purchased a new set of links.i am also trying to lube the tracks up. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasQuest Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 No problem. Yea it's good to go ahead and replace those old fuse links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted March 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 funny the car was working fine today. Apparently it felt like working, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasQuest Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Yea these cars can be finicky sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted March 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 (edited) Well i figured out what was killing the power to the clock, popups, seat belts, dome light.and a few other things. The red fusible link on the left side " Fuse B" in pic below. seems to be an intermittent problem.the actual fusible links are not present but from Left to Right it is " g R br r " letering is worn out.hit one bump it goes out hit another it is back up again. i tapped the fusible links holder and could tellthat the power was cut by checking the dome light and clock. this weekend i will be removing this andcleaning and checking all the contacts. i will also use dieelectric grease. i am just glad i figured it out. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d182/Professor-Quest123/Batt%20Pos/PS-200.jpg Edited March 17, 2013 by importwarrior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasQuest Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Awesome man, glad to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted March 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Thanksfound what it was. closed the hood and it went out. now i was trying to put the car away for the night and could not close any windows....fighting me till the end. i had to wiggle the fusible link to get it to work again. close windows and all else. then power off the car.any little vibration or bang on anything and it would go out. i have yet to get in there for a good look. could be a wire rubbedthrough the shielding- coating on the wire grounding shorting out on something. honestly i love working on these cars. It is like a love, hate, dred, kind of relationsship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasQuest Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Yes it definately is. I think all of us veteran SQester's know exactly how you feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostd92 Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) What was the final solution? A new link or a new box, or ground for the box? I have very similar symptoms... HVAC panel lights go out, seat belts stop, windows stop. Very intermittent - seems door slamming or clutch pressing made it go on/off. Edited December 20, 2013 by boostd92 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted December 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 took out the small fusible link block.the Green Red Brown Red center of pic in above post. cleaned all contacts, i got new fusible links from DAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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