Chevy Fixes Itself...for a MONTH?? (Blower-Cluster-4x4-Cruise INOP)

[@stephenmoxley3004]

Ivan, you're going to drive the parts companies out of business, with your "no parts required" fixes. Keep up the great work.

[@leonkernan]

If he keeps bypassing fuses and relays it's just delaying the inevitable.

[@dumisanitembanimtisi8411]

😂😂😂

[@tadawsonX]

@@leonkernan Possibly accelerating it . . . That wire is nowhere near large enough to handle the load of all the dircuits it's being used to energize, unlike the bus in the fuse box. With everything drawing, I expect overheating and burning on one of the small terminals and/or the wire.

[@htownblue11]

Creative fix. Remember what Watch Wes work says, it’s only temporary unless it works. Then it’s temporarily permanent.

[@jerryking2418]

Very well done. Maybe Eric O can get a used fuse block from Wilbert's U Pullit for you!

[@deepthiwijekoon7283]

Common sense, safe solution without additional expense of new parts. Brilliant!

[@TheOnespeedbiker]

The door dinger always works; it the most reliable electric device in a car.😅

[@DependableAutoTruck]

i bet you never had a customer or especially a shop call about the dinger not working the only thing that every mechanic wishes would quit always works

[@nickchannel5364]

You could drive a car off a cliff and at the bottom when you open the door the dinger will come on.

[@titaniumman_22]

Anyone else see that lightning bolt on the top of the fuse box? 10:56 Nice bypass doctor Ivan! ❤

[@dougobrien2840]

Yeah looked like a high voltage static arc, weird .Good catch

[@JohnSmith-wb6kq]

If you freeze frame it - it's the ghost Ivan talked about 🙂

[@LesReeves]

When the video first started & you said ground or power I immediately thought H/R connection which then made think got to be power as it was intermittent & cold .(My Telecommunication training & working in the industry for 26 years )kicked in.Cheers Ivan love the Russian fixes of late.😄

[@thk7513]

Your proof theory is great, now go to U-pick or the dealer and get a fuse block that work and fix it the right way.

[@bashdavid9223]

Easy to say but when you’re tripling or quadrupling the end cost for the customer for something that can be jumped with a small wire, it’s worth considering.

[@Z-Ack]

For the customer.. not for the mechanic.. thatd be like you ordering a cheese burger then they give you a veggie burger saying “oh this ones cheaper and tastes kinda the same..” if you hired somebody to fix say some drywall, if they just used cardboard instead because it would get the job done quicker and with no material cost then the dude comes to you and tells you “oh your gonna need some drywall, mud, screws, sandpaper, paint and all but its fixed for now..” wouldnt you think you hired them to fix the shit and not to duct tape it together..?

[@andysmith2155]

A used fuse box is about $50. You already had it out. Come on man🙄... Some other mechanic may bad mouth that bypass. "A bad reputation spreads a lot faster than a good reputation"...

[@rickclayton1806]

"Russion Hack Bypass"..... I like this. Its good enough for an old truck.

[@CrimeVid]

Good enough for any out of warranty truck, if you can make it work properly, you have beaten the engineers who designed it.

[@sbaker3232]

I'm glad you used red wire for jumper

[@major__kong]

If you're willing to do a little wiring, Blue Sea makes good quality fuse blocks for things like boats. So you don't necessarily need to find a good but old OEM fuse block. You just need to find room to mount a smaller 6-circuit fuse block. I've back fed buses before. I made a suicide cord until I could get something proper for my panel when Hurricane Ike came through Ohio in 2008. And when I was renovating my house I had to jam the raw ends of romex into an extension cord to power part of my house until I got the demo done in that area to run a new branch circuit. That was super sketchy but I only had to do it for a few hours.

[@brianw8963]

Another successful bypass surgery. Great stuff!👍👍🇺🇸 Creatively energizing oasis for the electrically troubled. 😂😂

[@1990smitch]

Good to know, I have an 02 myself

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

I've had a couple GM's do that. One was a 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix with the low speed on the radiator fans and a Oldsmobile Aurora that would just start cranking whenever it wanted to then kill the battery and the starter. Thanks Ivan!

[@Knight_of_NI]

Great job brother, as always 🫡🇺🇸

[@richardtaylor2449]

Thanks Ivan from the Uk 🧑‍🔧👍👍👍 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🎄 🧑🏽‍🎄 🎅🏽 ☃ 🥳 🎉 🎊 🍻

[@frankd.brennan6520]

That was so cool. I know GM is famous for electrical problems and especially grounds, but this is a great diagnosis and repair and did I get this right that it's not unusual on GM? Christmas came early! Thanks Ivan!!

[@moose3971]

Ahh the Chevy Silverado electronics. Lol. My old 1500 is an 01. When I use to drive it in the Winter the whole gauge cluster would dance lol. Now it just sits out side, the damn thing rusted so badly that frame mounts are gone and the cab fell down on the frame lol. Love the Michigan weather lol. Another great no parts 😂required. Gotta get one of those soldering irons.

[@tyenbreck1]

Clusters acting up is common due to solder joints. That’s what I thought of. Had to change a few out.

[@ovalteen4404]

If they replace the fuse block, it may be fun to try to actually disassemble that one to see if there's some way to do it non-destructively.

[@glenharper3136]

Thanks for the video Ivan.

[@NVRAMboi]

"CRAZY IVAN!!!!" :o) Great job as always sir.

[@johnt.848]

My curiosity would have me pulling that fuse box apart no matter how hard it was.

[@Horatio1886build]

Just get owners to sign off on any mods you make. When working on your own stuff you can sorta do what you want. But when you mod customers cars … fine but get them to sign some sort of release accepting “ after market” creative modifications.

[@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT]

Bypass week, Ivan :-) Honestly, patching fuse legs is not my favorite kind of hack, but it's probably the only viable solution (other than a "new" fuse box), on an old truck.

[@wallace3953]

Ah-ha....fools "junperin" where Wise men never go....great Work!!!

[@frankvucolo6249]

Nice! That fix will outlive the truck. However whatever corrosion split that circuit in half might grow to take out the other side. Maybe. I would get a junkyard fuse box to have at ready and just run on the Russian hack as long as I could.

[@mikesvirtualgarage9917]

Russian repair ftw!! What a zany issue. Fine for a whole month! Nice stuff.

[@jasonbraaksma7688]

Ignition switch is probably bad. Probably no power on orange wire from switch. Wiring diagram could be wrong.

[@jakeandrus690]

Agreed

[@baxrok2.]

Thanks Ivan!

[@michaelpistilli5823]

Why wait for it to act up check the voltage drop on the circuit. When there is excessive resistance in a circuit it will fail when the resistance has caused enough heat for the circuit to fail completely. Than when you shut off the circuit it will cool back down until the resistance builds heat back up again and than fail When you load the circuit with test light the circuit cant carry the load but if you where check with a multimeter you will find battery voltage perform a voltage drop from battery postive to the fuses that lost power That would be the starting point than start isolating the resistance point in the circuit

[@simonparkinson1053]

4:25 That diagram is WRONG!! And it's led you down the wrong path. If you look carefully, it shows the acc/run feed (BRN) and the run feed (ORG) connected in parallel inside the fuse box. That's effectively what you have done with your bypass jumper wire. If a replacement fuse box is installed, the problem will return. I think you need to check the proper OE diagram, (sometimes errors are made when redrawing them) and go one step back up the tree to the ignition switch. You did make comments wondering how some fuses were hot but others not if they were on the same tree, so there must be a failed connection inside the fuse box. But you will find it's the fuses fed by the orange run wire that were dead.

[@johnz8210]

The NPR fixes often include the RHB.

[@billbarney4937]

for troubleshooting electrical problems you need to know basic 12 volt electrical system including resistance checks, voltage and current testing. you will need an electrical schematic for your car brand, model and year. so you will need a service manual or a copy of the one you need. mechanical repairs you will learn from experience. tools to do the job today are expensive

[@luigigonzalez5062]

Proof that Ivan has the touch 😂😂😂😂😂

[@kknows3512]

I have some little brass metal fuse taps that slip on the hot leg of the fuse, plug it in and then you have a 1/4" male spade sticking up to connect a wire to. Don't remember where they came from.

[@michaelhomdus4945]

Another great fix.

[@haroldhawkins9370]

Nice video Ivan.

[@adamtrombino106]

Interesting. I've never seen that box go bad. Underhood? SURE! Not that 1. ( unless it got water in it) I don't mind the 'fix' if it were my own, but I'd be hesitant to back feed that fuse buss line on a customer's car.

[@lvsqcsl]

Yeah, I'll consider that a "Russian Repair." GREAT VIDEO!

[@HollomanUFOLanding]

You should rename yourself *Dollar Tree Diagnostics* Great hack, Ivan!!

[@MarthallersMisadventures]

I think your shunt is a pretty small Guage as those circuits could draw up to 60 amps

[@CedroCron]

These hacks will become more and more common as time goes on thanks to the OE's terminating parts for vehicles past their 10 year obligation period.

[@timmythompson435]

Needed a new inition switch

[@jasonbraaksma7688]

Yes

[@MrPhil6697]

As soon as you hit horn it fixed itself!!

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

@@MrPhil6697 I know, right?! CRAZY!!

[@mydogpeaches1]

this is interesting i don’t see a lot of in cab fuse box problems on these generation GM’s. i have seen the under hood fuse box do some weird stuff recently had to replace an under hood fuse box on the same vintage. I think it was about a It was like a 2005 GMC i believe and I had a weird problem where it had half the voltage on a lot of the fuses i didn’t get battery voltage no matter what i tried i had to put in a used one but it fixed a ton of issues the guy had

[@ragnarironspear1791]

Brilliant as always 👍🏻🇬🇧

[@45AMT]

Love those Russian repairs! Good job Ivan!!

[@Rob-ue7ig]

Amazing work, you're awesome, my only dumb question. I would have used my off-brand Power Probe instead of a test light, and I could have energized for whatever before fuse jumper?

[@richardkraneyum5406]

Nice move

[@billhall1555]

Won't the 15 amp now have extra load? I guess you have to make sure the jumper is on the positive side.

[@RGB06084]

I suspect the dead cat on the floor!

[@TheVespap200e]

KEKW!

[@Rob-ue7ig]

Amazing diagnostic I love the videos you teach me a lot my only dumb question with the one blown fuse on the one side injector Bank and the other side good so you get a feedback but would you have seen a voltage drop with a meter?

[@montestu5502]

The under hood light works! What more do you need?

[@on-site4094]

Ivan I. approve the Russian upgrade 👍

[@igormac88]

Had a car that did this exact fault once at a time.. disabled half of the fuse box. Had to turn it off, wait a few minutes, and it would come back as nothing ever happened.. never found what caused it

[@charliemagoo7943]

Aren't those on one of the ignition feeds??? Aren't there like 4 switched ignition feeds coming out of the switch? One or more of them might be not making contact???

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

The wiring diagram was a bit confusing 🤔 But how could a "bad" ignition switch fix itself for a whole month??

[@jakeandrus690]

​@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics it fixed itself for a month before acting up again...

[@charleshenshaw9099]

A truck this old and a lot of miles, the less $ you have to but into it, the better.

[@byrd203]

thing was as soon you honked the horn it came backto life is the clock spring shorting to ground or broken wires in horn or what

[@jutto64]

Ivan, is there a preference for which side of the fuses you use for input then output??

[@bashdavid9223]

Of course. You can see in the video he picks the pin that has power when the fuse is removed, otherwise you’ll be feeding the rest of the tree from the selected fuse

[@jackp8363]

i would lean more toward a bad ignition switch I had my daughter chevy had similar problem ended up loosing a power feed from the switch

[@mbook119]

Ivan: have you ever thought of when someday in the future you can ask ChatGPT: “what grounds and powers are shared by the following components on a 20xx Chevy xx?” It have to have access to the service data of course, but how many hours would that save?

[@stephenbierlein2517]

Fix the rite way for a change instead of rigging.

[@bobhudson6659]

Yep. Totally agree. Can you send money to the owner for the new (cheap??) fuse box? Otherwise save your money for a new keyboard when yours wears out. Retired mechanic.

[@GregoryGlessnerViolin]

He said it needs a fuse box. This repair will keep it reliable until one can be sourced and installed.

[@stevewhite3424]

Be sure to pass that criticism along to the OWNER whom I'm sure made the final decision. Be sure to pass along your personal check.

[@Z-Ack]

Did anybody hear the owner ask for his truck to be duct taped together? Did anybody hear the owner say “im broke and cant afford a fucking fuse box” or “junk yards are closed and ebay says its going to take a few days to shipbin the 15$ fuse box but the last 15$ i havr is going to my disabled son who needs a snickers because when he gets hangry he starts throwing his own poop at people”. No. None yall heard the shit so yall quit saying you know. Aint no mechanic whos worth a shit sending a customer home with a half assed repair without it coming from their mouths first. And we don’t know if they did or not. If you had a car that blew a fuel hose i doubt youd be ok with using a garden hose until a new fuel hose came in , unless you asked for it for whatever reason. It aint right., yall aint right.. cheaply fixed is different than rigged up to work.. fuck yall..

[@mikecalvin1402]

You are good.😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kennethbode2017]

just make it work

[@ryandoyle4344]

So one jumper, in this case, feeds the entire other row?

[@rickcoleman8903]

Bots are active.

[@topher8634]

3 ho bots as soon as the video posted

[@TheVespap200e]

Love the Russian Hacker Mods! Lets Gooooooo!😀👍

[@davidhollfelder9940]

Chevy “cluster”

[@sspnugen]

Wow another Russian repair, keep those Chevys running, who needs Wilberts

[@jerryplante5783]

Another great Russian hack!

[@Chuck_in_CT]

Ivan... I drill out the swaged nut to be able to take apart the fuse box. The bolt that holds the connector in will hold the box back together

[@metoon3092]

Long live the Chevrolet!

[@rickycrews4172]

Idiots

[@MonicaPeters-c4s]

Your videos are always uplifting and energizing! Thank you for your creativity and warmth.😍🍍🤣

[@bills6946]

That jumper wire isn’t heavy enough to carry the full load of the 6 circuits. It will burn in short order.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

@@bills6946 no, it won't 😜

[@bashdavid9223]

In circuit design you see a lot of heavy output tracks being skinny in very short lengths and that’s ok because the resistance is proportional to the length of the track/wire. So in short, a short wire is ok to carry huge currents

[@stevenakn1]

Nice fix Ivan ive had to do this on some equipment repairs over the years👍

[@calopii]

Messing around with the fuse box? Like seriously? A new way of cheaping out. This is a safety device. Not a fan of this. Too “Russian” for me.

[@topher8634]

Sounds like an ignition switch already

[@markflint2629]

Rubbish as always

[@1corvair2]

Sorry, these "Russian" repairs are very unprofessional, do it on your own car, but if one of these cars catch fire or short out something, I hope you don't get sued. You have extreme liability fixing things in this manner, especially when you could have picked up a junkyard part or new part if available. Attorneys love this type of repair...Could cost you everything you have, is it worth it?

[@stevewhite3424]

Provide a single.solitary reference to such a lawsuit even being filed let alone won.

[@brianw8963]

@@stevewhite3424 Crickets….

[@AnnaCampbell-c9b]

Your videos are a true resort for the mind and soul. Thank you for your talented channel management and amazing content!🏖🤍🍾