Great... I like how you show anything and everything with your car. This will help guide others nicely. I was lucky enough, "unlucky" to not have a hood light in mine. I may check for that wire on my harness as I may possibly add the light. My 1996 Tahoe has both a hood light just like yours and a reel light on a super long wire that allows you to take the light clear to the back of the truck! After use, you simply reel the wire back with a handle. Amazing stuff they used to do back in the good Ole days.. 😊
It is quite likely that the wire is there and just not connected to anything. Back in my college days, I worked for a Chevy dealer part time as a porter. Several times, I needed to install options on a pickup truck. There were some kits for simple dealer installed options. I remember installing cigarette lighters when the truck didn't have one. The wires were up under the dash in the harness for things like that.
That black connector with the red wires going to it at 27:43 is often burned up/melted on many of these cars I have noticed, the later cars it looks a little different though. As always a very informative video.
@@bitsofwisdom460 I wonder if that wiring is different on the later cars post 85’, I was under the impression the wires in that area had to with high speed setting on the blower motor.
@@reddragon6613I don't know what year the wiring changed. I only have '85 and '91 manuals. Somewhere in there, they made significant changes. The hood light was changed from that underhood connector to a feed out of the fuse block after the battery feed went inside the car. There were quite a few changes to the power distribution underhood.
I took a thorough look and I'm not sure. The schematic shows the circuit feeding from the fuse block through connector 207, 15 conductors under RH side of IP for the V6. The wiring harness for the TBI V8 has a call out for the connector out of the right hand bundle in the engine compartment near the heater blower, but the V6 and the TPI engines don't show it. I expect it should be there, but just isn't in the wiring harness routing picture. I would be looking for an orange wire about 18 gauge with a single cavity conductor dangling.
@@budsodalsky Generally, in my experience, the main wiring harnesses have additional wires for optional equipment to reduce build complexity in the assembly plants. But there are always exceptions...
Great... I like how you show anything and everything with your car. This will help guide others nicely. I was lucky enough, "unlucky" to not have a hood light in mine. I may check for that wire on my harness as I may possibly add the light. My 1996 Tahoe has both a hood light just like yours and a reel light on a super long wire that allows you to take the light clear to the back of the truck! After use, you simply reel the wire back with a handle. Amazing stuff they used to do back in the good Ole days..
😊
It is quite likely that the wire is there and just not connected to anything. Back in my college days, I worked for a Chevy dealer part time as a porter. Several times, I needed to install options on a pickup truck. There were some kits for simple dealer installed options. I remember installing cigarette lighters when the truck didn't have one. The wires were up under the dash in the harness for things like that.
Great job Dan
Thank you.
always wondered about those hood lights..
Yes, I hadn't ever seen the switch capsule before, but I knew it should be there.
That black connector with the red wires going to it at 27:43 is often burned up/melted on many of these cars I have noticed, the later cars it looks a little different though. As always a very informative video.
That's not good. That is a major power feed. Usually the fuses and fuse links protect the wiring. Must be a lot of load on that one.
@@bitsofwisdom460 I wonder if that wiring is different on the later cars post 85’, I was under the impression the wires in that area had to with high speed setting on the blower motor.
@@reddragon6613I don't know what year the wiring changed. I only have '85 and '91 manuals. Somewhere in there, they made significant changes. The hood light was changed from that underhood connector to a feed out of the fuse block after the battery feed went inside the car. There were quite a few changes to the power distribution underhood.
Great job on the repair. you should consider replacing the incandescent with ab led. I have it in mine, It's bright and it does not heat up at all.
That's a good thought, thank you.
I prefer Thomas Edison light
I wish I had one on my 92 rs. I wonder if the harness is in that big conduit? Can you look i your 91 manual to see if I have a connector for one?
I took a thorough look and I'm not sure. The schematic shows the circuit feeding from the fuse block through connector 207, 15 conductors under RH side of IP for the V6. The wiring harness for the TBI V8 has a call out for the connector out of the right hand bundle in the engine compartment near the heater blower, but the V6 and the TPI engines don't show it. I expect it should be there, but just isn't in the wiring harness routing picture. I would be looking for an orange wire about 18 gauge with a single cavity conductor dangling.
@@bitsofwisdom460 Ok ill check tommorrow
@@budsodalsky Generally, in my experience, the main wiring harnesses have additional wires for optional equipment to reduce build complexity in the assembly plants. But there are always exceptions...