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heated seats & tune up - 4/22/2008 4:34:08 AM   
Dsmdriver

 

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hi there i have a 01 r/t  and the problem is my drivers heated seat isnt wokring
when i hit low heat button the hi ight flashes and the same heppens when i hi the the hi button it jsut flashes and i cant push it again to turn it off.
has any one had this problem??

also wondering whats the best plugs and cap rotor button to use.

thank you
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RE: heated seats & tune up - 4/22/2008 10:52:02 AM   
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Not sure on the seats?

Go get just regular Champion plugs OEM, Champion Truck Plugs, or Champion Iridium Plugs. DO NOT INSTALL ANY PLATINUM. Gap them at .040

Cap and rotor you can pick up good ones. What you want on these are definatly brass contacts.

Wires should be OEM from the dealer or MSD 8.5mm wires. These are the only ones I have had good luck with. Most people have had many problems with others manufactures. Here are some part mumbers for the 1998 5.9L, they sould be the same.

Part Numbers for 5.9 Performance Ignition

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RE: heated seats & tune up - 4/22/2008 3:40:47 PM   
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DSM:

You most likely have a wiring issue or a burned out heating element. IIRC, the part price is not bad, but the process of getting the seat apart to replace it is not real fun.

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RE: heated seats & tune up - 4/24/2008 10:30:15 AM   
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awesome thank you both for your input! i deffantly will have to figure out how to check the seat elements and stuff

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RE: heated seats & tune up - 4/24/2008 11:03:44 AM   
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Fairly simple, you should have a two wire connector to each warmer (upper/lower) Locate the connectors then test the resistance for a break. ( meter-Ohm-OFL bad)

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RE: heated seats & tune up - 4/24/2008 11:11:21 AM   
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Just  a heads up, the seat warmers blinking is actually a diagnostic mode. Instead of telling you which circuit i'll learn ya.


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RE: heated seats & tune up - 4/28/2008 4:20:07 AM   
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thank you Duranged408so now i have a question LOL bt the dignostic mode table its saying that the driver heated seat element is open does that mean its has a phisical break in the heating element or that is unpluged some where?

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RE: heated seats & tune up - 4/28/2008 9:41:50 AM   
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Well, it could be either. Open pretty much is telling you the power is not making it around the circuit such as a OFL reading on a meter for resistance. So give the connector a test, if theres no connection between the circuit you gotta take her apart. :o(

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RE: heated seats & tune up - 4/28/2008 5:33:39 PM   
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Thanks for the diagnostic chart!  That may come in handy someday.  I love my heated seats

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