The next thing was the "Quad Mod"

Because the 95 and 96 were very different than the other years I used the previous research and more U-Tube searches. After joining BF and searching the threads; I still couldn't beat it. I eventually started a "Quad Mod" thread. Swartlkk helped me unravel this one!

If you are struggling to turn on more light via dimmer with a 95/96 - search my "Quad Mod" thread.

 

A few weeks ago I was trying to beat a yellow light in a left turn. I usually drive fast anyway but this was a big intersection so I put my foot into it. I was steering with the accelerator, listening to my new exhaust when I started to "over-drift." I wear a lotta tires out this way. Usually i just let off and the drift starts to straighten. Once in a while it also takes a light touch on the brake pedal [as with this time]. The odd thing is that my foot kept going like "no brakes." I was really in no danger of crashing but no brakes is a serious safety issue. From there the pedal was spongy but pumped up ok then got spongy again. I pulled over to see what was going on.

If I blew a wheel cylinder my master cylinder will be low on fluid. A minute or two on my belly and I should be able to see which wheel my leak is at. Fluid was dark but all topped up and no leaks were visible. When I pulled off my pedal was high again. Everything was back to normal. It was clearly time to update my understanding of the ABS system.

I searched around this forum and found several threads similar to the dark one's symptoms but I couldn't really put my finger on it so I am wide open to suggestions here.

 

Although I cannot use my cargo area through the rear gate or even window; I have been collecting parts that I just can't pass up. I now have
1. A complete rear spare tire carrier ready to install
2. An alternator project to start an auxiliary battery set up for my inverter project and backup on the primary battery
3. The Dome override custom switching fabrication.
4. I want to take my sons Camping while the temperature is below 85 all the time now.

All of which are held up by the "non-working rear window." First I thought I was doing it wrong but I recovered two blue tips from scrap cars and then two more complete actuators "de-installed" from good Blazers. I even popped a window open from inside the cargo area through the wall carpet in 30 seconds with no battery. That one had a broken blue piece but opened for me. I am missing something that keeps leaving me stuck regardless of how many more actuators I acquire. I know from experience that unlatching the tailgate and trying to force the window open using the tailgate isn't gonna happen without breaking something That I prolly can't fix. I read on thread where a guy got so frustrated trying to move the actuator that he tore up the back gate cover on the inside to get at it. I can get at mine fine. I can even hear me activate the actuator but the window lock will NOT click open. I don't want stress or frustration cause me to act stupid.

I am just out of ideas. Anybody been here and can lend an idea or two?

 

Just a suggestion with the alternator. The stock charge wires on these blazers steps down from around 6 to maybe 8 - 10 gauge before it gets to the battery. I would suggest doing the "big 3" with a good quality 4 gauge or higher or that alternator won't help a lot.

 

Thank you again Tajohns34

Yeah the Cadillac had a monster cable running to a box with two more (one to battery). I thought I would use them the same way. Just gotta figure out where I am gonna put another battery without loosing my water resistant Airbox.

 

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Well, I took the Monster alternator back and looked for a DR44G again. Learning from other members threads is often a great opportunity to learn from their mistakes and choose well (I hope.) Now that I know what they look like, I guess I just have to find one with a 4 pin regulator. During the course of my search I rolled a little one off of a blazer and cut the plug to test fit with.

Since I was just there a few days ago I didn't expect much but I expanded my search to include ALL GM trucks, vans and SUVs. I found another monster on a Chevy Express van and other big ones that had no labeling on them. I found a 2002 GMC Envoy fully loaded with a DR44G. It was hung all wrong from what I expected. The belt didn't follow the path I'm used to seeing at all. Since it was not on a van; I can't understand why they mounted it on the drivers side under something else. The mounting bolts don't even go in from the front. They are short and mount from the right side.

The yard closes at 5 and it was 20 mins til; so I decided to come back when I was more sure of taking it. I may have to untangle it from all the other appliances and pull it just to test the Regulator plug and look for "standard" front mounting holes to see if it will mount "normal".

This little upgrade is becoming a project of it's own and I still can't even get in my back window. I gotta re-prioritize. lol

 

Which alternator is that a picture of? If it has DR44G stamped on the front that is the one you want (as long as it has the 4 pin connector).

 

This is one that I had in another thread
https://blazerforum.com/forum/2nd-ge...e3/#post673506

 

Back to the rear window and endgate lockout. I got it into my head that it has to be electric because the key entry will no longer lock/unlock the other doors. Most of my "impossible issues" so far have been very simple in resolution. I figured why not check the fuses and related fuses too? Couldn't hurt.

I know 95/96 are queerly wired so even mentioning which number to what is prolly different to everyone else. Here's my checklist:
Rear Window lock
Endgate Lock Switch
Liftgate Glass Release
Keyless Entry

That was all in one fuse along with Dome, Courtesy Lights and Horn. I already know they work fine. If it is not electrical why don't the doors lock & unlock as they have done before?

The "Endgate" Saga continues ...

 

DARK1 - Your RPO Build sheet -

Not a exact replica, but if you get a large mailing label and print it on..
you could have something for your glove box.

Never measured orig sticker size but maybe one like this:..
Free Avery® Template for Microsoft® Word, Shipping Label 5164, 8164

I attached this in Word and PDF for you as well..



I put in number order for you.

(click on.. "Build Sheet" ..below for online view.)

Build Sheet

VIN1GNDT13W2T2204684
Vehicle: BLAZER 4 DR
Year: 1996
Build Date: 1996-01-18

RPO Description

642 TRIM COMBINATION LEATHER, LT BEIGE (642)
1SE PACKAGE OPTION 05 (1SE)
1SZ PACKAGE OPTION- (1SZ)
41U EXTERIOR COLOR,PRIMARY,BLACK (41U)
55A ACCENT STRIPE,GOLD (55A)
64I INTERIOR TRIM,LIGHT BEIGE (64I)
6WH COMPONENT FRT LH COMPUTER SEL SUSP (6WH) SUSP(6WH)
7WH COMPONENT FRT RH COMPUTER SEL SUSP (7WH) SUSP(7WH)
A31 WINDOW,ELECTRIC OPERATED,SIDE ELEC SI WDO(A31)
A78 ADJUSTER,FRT ST BK MAN RECLINING,PASSENGER AND DRIVER MAN RECL ST BACK ADJR(A78)
AG1 ADJUSTER FRT ST POWER, MULTI-DIRECTIONAL, DRIVER MULTI-DIRECTIONAL PWR D/SEAT ADJR(AG1)
AJ1 GLASS,DEEP TINT(REAR SIDE WINDOWS AND REAR DOOR WINDOW) DEEP TINTED GLS(AJ1)
AN3 SEAT,FRONT BUCKET,DRIVER,PASSENGER WITH ELECTRONIC BODY SUPPORT CONTROL FRT BKT ST(AN3)
AP9 NET,CONVENIENCE CONVENIENCE NET(AP9)
AU0 LOCK CONTROL,REMOTE ENTRY(KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM) REMOTE ENTRY LK CONT(AU0)
AU3 LOCK,SIDE DOOR,ELECTRIC ELEC S/D LK(AU3)
AXP VIN IDENT POSITION, MULTI- PURPOSE VEHICLE MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLE VIN POSITION(AXP)
B30 CARPET,FLOOR AND WHEELHOUSE FLR CPT(B30)
B84 ORNAMENTATION,EXTERIOR,BODY SIDE MOLDING BODY SI MLDG(B84)
C25 WIPER SYSTEM,REAR WINDOW RR WDO WPR(C25)
C3H GVW RATING 5300 LBS 5300 LB GVWR(C3H)
C60 AIR CONDITIONER,FRONT,MANUAL CONTROLS A/C MAN CONT(C60)
D48 MIRROR O/S LH & RH, REMOTE CONTROL, ELECTRIC, COLOR ELEC R/CON PAINTED O/S MIR(D48)
D55 CONSOLE,FRONT COMPARTMENT FLOOR F/CMPT FLR CNSL(D55)
D96 STRIPE,BODY SIDE UPPER ACNT STRPE(D96)
DAY PLANT CODE MORAINE, OH, GM T&B MORAINE,OH PLANT CODE(DAY)
DH2 MIRROR,INSIDE, ILLUMINATED,LH & RH,WITH DUAL SUNSHADE ILLUM S/S MIR(DH2)
DK6 CONSOLE,ROOF RF CNSL(DK6)
E55 GATE,END END GATE(E55)
FE9 FEDERAL EMISSION CERTIFICATION FED EMIS(FE9)
FF6 ARM,TORSION BAR SPRING ADJUST,LH TORS BAR ADJ ARM(FF6)
FF7 ARM,TORSION BAR SPRING ADJUST,RH TORS BAR ADJ ARM(FF7)
G80 AXLE,REAR,POSITRACTION,LIMITED SLIP POSITRACTION L/SLIP R/AXL(G80)
GT4 AXLE,REAR,3.73 RATIO 3.73R(GT4)
JM3 BRAKE BOOSTER,DOUBLE DIAPHRAGM HIGH FLOW(240MM) DBL DIAPH BOOS(JM3)
K34 CRUISE CONTROL,AUTOMATIC,ELECTRONIC CRCONT(K34)
L35 ENGINE,4.3L(4.3W),CPI,V6,90 DEG 4.3W(L35)
M30 TRANSMISSION,AUTOMATIC 4 SPEED,4L60E,ELECTRONIC 4-SPD A/TRANS(M30)
N33 STEERING COLUMN,TILT TYPE TILT STRG COL(N33)
N40 STEERING,HYDRAULIC(NON-VARIABLE) NON-VARIABLE P/S(N40)
N90 WHEEL,15X7(CAST ALUMINUM) AL WHL(N90)
NF2 EMISSION SYSTEM,FEDERAL,TIER 1 FED EMIS SYS(NF2)
NG5 REGISTRATION EMISSION, CERTIFICATION, FIFTY STATE (50) FIFTY STATE U.S. EMIS(NG5)
NP1 TRANSFER CASE,ELECTRONIC SHIFT,TWO SPEED ELEK SHFT TRFER CASE(NP1)
NP5 STEERING WHEEL,LEATHER WRAPPED LEATHER WRAPPED STRG WHL(NP5)
QBG TIRE ALL P235/70R15 WOL R/PE ST TL ALS 102S TIRE(QBG)
RSB Unknown
RYJ COVERING,CARGO AREA,RETRACTABLE RETRACTABLE CARGO CVR(RYJ)
SLM SALES PROCESSING - STOCK ORDERS
T61 LIGHTING,DAYTIME RUNNING DAYTIME RUNNING LGT(T61)
U16 TACHOMETER,ENGINE TACH(U16)
U1C RADIO,AM/FM STEREO,CD PLAYER,ETR, CLOCK STEREO W/CD PLAYER(U1C)
U73 ANTENNA,FIXED FIXED ANT(U73)
U89 WIRING HARNESS,5-WIRE TRAILER 5 WIRE TRLR HARN(U89)
UP8 RADIO,PROVISIONS FOR STEREO INSTRUMENTATION STEREO RDO PROVISIONS(UP8)
V54 CARRIER,ROOF LUGGAGE(PAINTED) PAINTED RF LUGG CARR(V54)
V73 VEHICLE STATEMENT - US/CANADA US/CANADA VEHICLE STATEMENT(V73)
VXS VEHICLE - COMPLETE
X88 CONVERSION CHEVROLET CHEVROLET(X88)
XBG TIRE FRONT P235/70R15 WOL R/PE ST TL ALS 102S TIRE(XBG)
YBG TIRE REAR P235/70R15 WOL R/PE ST TL ALS 102S TIRE(YBG)
YC6 DECOR PACKAGE/CL/SLE,#6(LUXURY) DECOR PKG #6/CL/SLE(YC6)
YD3 AXLE FRONT (BASE EQUIP) FOR SCHEDULING GVW PLATE FRT AXLE(YD3)
YD5 SPRING,FRONT(BASE EQUIPMENT) FRT SPRING(YD5)
YD6 SPRING,REAR(BASE EQUIPMENT) RR SPRING(YD6)
ZBG TIRE SPARE P235/70R15 WOL R/PE ST TL ALS 102S SPARE TIRE(ZBG)
ZM8 PACKAGE,ELECTRIC TAILGATE RELEASE AND REAR DEFOGGER ELEC T/GATE REL & RR DEFG PKG(ZM8)
ZQ3 DRIVER CONVENIENCE PACKAGE II(MERCHANDISING OPTION) DRVR CONVENIENCE PKG(ZQ3)
ZQ6 DRIVER CONVENIENCE PACKAGE III DRVR CONVENIENCE PKG III(ZQ6)
ZW7 CHASSIS PACKAGE,PREMIUM SMOOTH RIDE PREMIUM SMOOTH RIDE CHAS PKG(ZW7)
ZY1 COLOR COMBINATION SOLID SOLID PAINT COMBO(ZY1)