Electrical Problems

[85chev6.2]

Good Day All, Think I should change my user name as I moved up in the world and bought a 1993 Chevy 6.2 diesel (LOL) Anyway on to the reason I'm posting. Truck was parked for a number of years before I finally fired it up and drove it home. I had to change the batteries as they were done for and I got tired of boosting it all the time. I boosted it about 2 weeks ago and it fired up except that the daytime running lights (low beam headlights) did not come on when it started and when I switched on the headlights, the buzzer began to sound as if I left the lights on after shutting the truck off and was exiting the truck. Also the guages did not seem to register the oil pressure, battery condition, temperature didn't come up at all after running the truck for over a 1/2 hour. I brushed all of this off to thinking it was because the batteries were just that low and that everything would "come back" after it had charged up or I put new batteries in it. So I installed new batteries this morning and it fired like a dream. Except for the no daytime running lights and no gauges still!?!? When I switch on the headlights, the buzzer sounds until I move the dash dimmer switch all the way to the off position and then the beeping stops?!?!? Also the no gauges thing seemed to be a burnt fuse so I tried changing that except that I have popped about a dozen fuses in there all of them burning out immediately when I touch the terminals with the fuse. Soooo into the dash I go or so I thought. I removed the gauge cluster completely, and disconnected the headlight switch, dimmer and cargo lamp switch and tried installing another fuse in the gauges spot..... still burning them out immediately. Question is....did I burn something out when I boosted it the last time? Did I cook a relay or what??? I am running out of fuses and patience.....Please HELP!! Any other information needed please let me know..... I know someone out there has experienced something like this and I'm sure it is something simple that I am somehow not thinking about but if I had any hair I'd pull it out!!! Daytime running lamp relay no good? I did remove that fuse but it was fine and nothing seemed to change when I had the fuse in or out..................ARARARGGGGHHH!!!!

[way2old]

I would look for a power wire that is chafed or touching ground somwhere. We do not worh on many Chevys and no diesels, so any answer I can give would be generic. But if the fuse is blowing with everything disconnected, it has to be a power to ground short. I do not think a burnt relay would cause the fuse to blow, it would just keep something from working. Sorry I can't give you the "magic bullet" to fix it. Good luck.