Greetings,
Here's an update. Got home an hour ago, and ate supper. Blood sugars were getting low.
Fixed the stereo issue. Events are as follows:
I got only 1 key and one keyless remote. I ordered two replacement remotes on Ebay and they arrived today. Tried to program the remotes and I could not get into program mode.
Decided to bring them along in case I was doing something wrong. Jim started troubleshooting right away. He removed the cellphone crap that the previous owner installed as well as the broken Pioneer CD changer. We tested all the wiring that could be involved and all the fuses. We had power to all fuses and all fuses check out as good. Thing was we still weren't getting the main power to the radio. So, to make sure that was the issue, we cut the main power in and ran a jumper to the fuse for the radio. The radio worked, but Jim decided to unplug the jumper and re-try the factory power and that now worked.
What happened was the clips that holds the fuse in were opened too wide and when we put the wire in there with the fuse, that filled the gap and made a solid connection and delivered power to the radio. We believe that the reason the radio would work is because those clips are basically spring steel and when really cold, contracted enough to make a connection, but would spring open with the vehicle warming up and cause it to disconnect. That's our theory.
I mentioned the keyless entry issue because once that was fixed, it also fixed the issue of not being able to get into program mode to program the remotes. That's because that fuse, #8 in the fuse block inside the cab, powers these items-Radio, Main Light Switch, Remote Anti-Theft Personality (RAP) Module.
The anti-theft (RAP) must be the keyless entry and possibly the the key transponder. Guessing that I did not need a transponder key with that fuse acting up, just guessing mind you. We cannot understand what it was referring to in regards to the "Main Light Switch" because the headlights and fog lights worked fine.
Jim wanted me to thank @bedrck46 for the schematics. He said they were very useful and helped us figure out what was wrong.
But as stated before, the left front speaker still does not work, we are guessing that it's a bad wire. Something I plan on tackling when the weather warms up around here.
I am finally making some headway. Front end fixed and aligned, had to replace my third coil the other day. Next is tires and fix the exhaust leak. I also need to work on the 4 wheel drive. The transfer case shifts, but the front axle doesn't engage. I'm told it's probably the Actuator that needs replacing. I am planning on going after the seller if this is too costly. I discussed the situation with a lawyer and was told that's the only thing I could probably win. The ad for this Exp stated the 4 wheel drive worked great.
