[Spridgets] No LBC - Chevrolet electrical question

Kathryn Bales kgb at frontiernet.net
Sat Mar 13 15:43:18 MST 2010


My first guess would be a cooked brain. It's a simple fix on a Jeep 
Cherokee, but I know nothing about Chevies.

Kate


CosmicMag1380 wrote:
> We had a really hard storm last evening with thunder, hail,
> lightening, etc. It is about the lightening that I enquire... My 2000
> Blazer was parked out front and sat fairly close to where a lightening
> strike ocurred. It does not appear to have been hit, but, the
> headlights came on by themselves!!! I thought that maybe they would go
> off after a few minutes so I waited a while. Yes, it was still pouring
> out and I really didn't wasnt to get drenched... After about 15
> minutes the rain let up and I went out to check into it. I tried to
> start the engine but it would fire and quit. The lights would not go
> out either. I ended up disconnecting the battery.
>
> The other weirdnesses are: there was a smell of some sort in the car
> when I first got in (not really remeniscent of burned wiring but could
> be?) and the radio was only making strange noises in a repetitive
> pattern, no music regardless of button pushing. The car is a basic
> model: V-6, stick with no extra power accessories. No windows, alarm
> etc.
>
> I checked the owner's manual and it seems to have some symptoms of the
> anti-theft device being activated but it does not have a security
> system with a key fob push buttom deal...
>
> Any ideas? It has been raining all day so I haven't tried reconnecting
> the battery yet.
>
> TIA for any guidance,


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