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c130
07-05-2004, 21:06
I have a 95 c2500. I was receiving the check engine light code of 35. I recieved great suggestion from members to check and clean my grounds. However, I was hoping to do this on my day off.
Today I tried to start the truck. All I got was the glow relay clicking loudly, and the dash lights flashing on and off in concert with the clicking.
HELP! Electricity is not my friend.

JohnC
07-06-2004, 07:23
Sounds like you've come ungrounded somewhere. The glow plugs draw a lot of current, which is causing a voltage drop on the bad ground, which makes the glow plug relay drop out, which lets the voltage build back up, whjich allows the glowplug relay to energize, which causes a voltage drop....

Find and fix the problem before something starts smoking...

c130
07-06-2004, 10:16
Thanks JohnC, It seems that the root of all evil on these 95ish models is poor grounding. I will let you know the out come.