YouTuber Helps 2000 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer Live Another Day
Wesley Alan breathes life back into a 2000 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer that almost set itself ablaze.
It’s always satisfying to watch someone get a great deal on a used car. These days though, it’s even more gratifying since the used car market is on kind of a fritz right now. The prices of pre-owned vehicles are skyrocketing due to the semiconductor shortage caused by the ongoing pandemic. Unfortunately, in its most recent video, YouTube channel Watch Wes Work reviews a 2000 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer, which didn’t turn out to be a great purchase for one unlucky buyer.
We always place great emphasis on carrying out a thorough pre-purchase inspection. Even though the truck owner didn’t find any red flags during his test drive, the Chevy S10 Blazer broke down on him soon after he brought it home. After a quick inspection, Wes found that the truck also had no brakes and barely ran in addition to multiple warning lights.
To kick things off, Wes tried tackling the four-wheel-drive system and proceeded to uncover the transfer case control module, which sits deep in the passenger side footwell. After some investigation, Wesley discovered that along with a wire that feeds power into the truck’s splice pack, a wire going out of the splice pack had also melted. The most effective way to fix this problem is to replace the entire wire harness.
Wiring Harness Macabre
After some more probing, Wes found a connector attached to the melted wire under the hood. He also came across a harness rubbing against the exhaust manifold and causing a dead short. After discussing the situation with the owner, Wes proceeded to overlay some wires from the fuse and bypass the bulk connector and the melted wire coming out of the factory splice.
Lo and behold, Wes’ makeshift fix did the trick, and the 2000 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer regained its all-wheel-drive functionality. Safe to say, when a deal seems too good to be true, it often is. Wes also shared his thoughts on the truck.
“There’s still, I’m sure is, damage to the other wires in that wiring harness,” reasons Wes. He further adds,” there could be some cross, you know, cross shorting between different circuits that could cause problems in the future but as long as we have the right fuses in the right positions you know those circuits should be protected, and that risk should be, it should be pretty minimal.”