wiring

Can't help on the wiring diagram but look at the headlight wiring colors then trace them to the headlight switch,see if you have juice at the switch and backtrack from there. You have to get 12 volts from somewhere to activate the headlights so maybe this will help you narrow it down. Good Luck
rickf

 

hope these help..
if you need i can get you the factory diagrams.. i'd start by looking at the big fuses in the engine compartment.

 

Thanks! I hope the diagrams help. I checked the big fuses and they look okay to me. I'll be back at it in the daylight...

 

here is the 89 criticals.
89 data is the weakest of all suzukis.

but , here is 89 criticals (engine make run map)

http://carfix.stufftoread.com/INJECTORS/89/89-90schem1.jpg

see pm mail for link to full 91 schematic
the lighting my be good for you.

dont use my 91 pages for engine part. as above is correct only.



and the color codes.

cheers.

you do know there are fuse above left knee and on engine bay right fender front of battery , right?

 

Thanks, guys.

I ended up just running new wiring to the lights and radio. Bypassed the switch and installed a new switch on the dashboard where the switch for the fog lights used to be. Also removed a metric ton of leftover junk from the old alarm and stereo system Everything seems to work now. It's a bit of a kluge, primitive but effective. I tried to do it in a way that could be fairly easily removed when I have the budget to do the wiring correctly.

Anyhow, thanks again. I printed out the information you provided and will keep it on file.

 

Don't put yourself down as having to learn this stuff.

I'm not really qualified to do this kind of stuff; I don't know a lot about automotive wiring, but I got laid off and can't afford to pay anybody, so I have to learn how to do it myself or it won't get done.

I believe anyone that puts time and effort and feels they can always learn something is a mechanic. Goodluck doing it by the book as that does not even work half of the time... TV makes it look so easy as to removing a wheel and welding when they have all the proper tools, testers, etc.

 

that is correct.
only you can tell how messed something is,
so you make a judgment call, ALL new OEM, or patch it ,or all new after market
on these old cars, it really dont matter.
good luck and if you need help , we have FSM and Full schematics.
and lots of tricks.


cheers.

 

RPM Wiring

So the 89 sidekick i have has had a swift head swaped on so it it now a 1.6L 16 valve engine but the people that did it didnt bother wiring in the rpm gauge on the dash. Im just wondering which wire coming out of the back of the guage cluster in the dash are the wires controlling the rpm gauge and where those specific wires must be connected to?
also my O2 sensor is currently not connected to anything so is it possible to hook it up to this set up at all?

thanks