DirtyMech Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Okay so now I've blown another ACC wire trying to put my clock and stereo in parallel. It worked for a moment, then I hit the back of the stereo on the exposed wire and ZAP! Now it's dead and its not the fuse. This is driving me crazy. Does anyone know how to fix a blown ACC wire (one thats only live with the key turned to On) or how to put in a new one? I can't for the life of me find out where to put in a fresh wire, which is what I would like to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thealleyboy Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Okay so now I've blown another ACC wire trying to put my clock and stereo in parallel. It worked for a moment, then I hit the back of the stereo on the exposed wire and ZAP! Now it's dead and its not the fuse. This is driving me crazy. Does anyone know how to fix a blown ACC wire (one thats only live with the key turned to On) or how to put in a new one? I can't for the life of me find out where to put in a fresh wire, which is what I would like to do. A little confused about the current wiring situation, but there are plenty of ways to get a dedicated accessory line to the stereo, if that's your goal. I wouldn't hack into the harness; stick with the OEM setup as much as possible. Everything should be rated correctly, and you shouldn't be blowing fuses. (make sure the radio fuse at the block is rated correctly) Kinda sounds like something isn't grounded. Is your antenna plugged in? Try to isolate the problem before you go retroftting anything... good luck, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyMech Posted December 28, 2005 Author Share Posted December 28, 2005 A little confused about the current wiring situation, but there are plenty of ways to get a dedicated accessory line to the stereo, if that's your goal. I wouldn't hack into the harness; stick with the OEM setup as much as possible. Everything should be rated correctly, and you shouldn't be blowing fuses. (make sure the radio fuse at the block is rated correctly) Kinda sounds like something isn't grounded. Is your antenna plugged in? Try to isolate the problem before you go retroftting anything... good luck, John Thank you John. But what I really need to know is where I can add a new line. Id like to keep my car as original as possible, but this is starting to freak me out. My acc wire for both the stereo and car is dead, as shown with a simple multimeter test. This happened when the live acc wire brushed the back of the stereo. No fuse is blown, but the acc wire is dead. I need a new acc wire. Getting a solid battery line to the stereo back in the day was no problem. I simply added it to the battery terminal under the hood and routed it through the hole on the passenger's side leading to under the dash. Getting an ACC connection isn't going to be as simple, apparently. I need to go to the outlet under the dash somewhere that will let me plug in a new line, but I don't know where. I am going to solve this problem very soon, one way or another. I am tracing the line outside in my car (in the hellish rainstorm that has taken over the entire pacific northwest). My theory is that the outlet must be near the ignition keyhole, which is where the switch that turns on all the ACC wires is located (right?). The wire, a blue one with red stripe, has led me to waay under the dash board. I have farther to trace, but will probably need some special tools, including something to cut the plastic routing covers with to trace the wire, and a coat hanger hook to grab them with, because it is REALLY cramped trying to get to this crap. I think taking the dash board out of the car must be worse than taking the engine out... Back to work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 I think taking the dash board out of the car must be worse than taking the engine out... Yeah, I think you are right about that... On the wire, it should be one of the four terminals on the back of the actual ignition switch -- power in, ACC out, RUN out, and START out. At least on my '82 GL that's how it was. If you can get access to this (or find the pigtail that leads out of the ignition switch) you should be able to use the multimeter to determine which one turns on when it's in the ACC position and tap into this line. Also, did you check the fuseable links in the engine compartment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thealleyboy Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 You don't need to tear into your dash, but removing the steering wheel housing will give you accees to the switch itself. You can do some quick and dirty testing here for "juice". This is valuable information. No juice at the switch is a different kind of problem, than when voltage is present there. You have to do a minimal amount of troubleshooting, and this is a good place to start. As far as tapping into the harness, there will be several {unnused}connectors that will switch on in the ACC position. Fuji engineered the wiring for additional add-ons. IF you can eliminate the switch as the problem, you can experiment with your VOM, or a light bulb, and attempt to find one that's live. Then, it's just a matter of fabricating a connnector, and you are in business. good luck, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyMech Posted December 28, 2005 Author Share Posted December 28, 2005 Hey guys. Thanks for all the valuable information about ACC. Next time I will look under the ignition housing. But for now I got it . I found an ACC outlet in a code reader connector under the dash. Plenty of amps to run everything. It was in a red clip with nine wires. Everythings back together now and seems to be working fine. Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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