Re: Electrical gremlins!

From: Doug Fedeli (rdf@eznet.net)
Date: Wed Nov 22 2000 - 17:06:44 EST


A friend of mine just had something similar with his 93. Turned out there is a bundle of
wires in the dash behind the radio and heater controls. He started flexing it and
eventually found a broken wire in there.

Doug Fedeli

Sarge wrote:

> Hi to the list. I've been on for a bit, just lurking tho. I've got a 1993 Dak
> 4x4 and have just developed some problems.
>
> While headed to work at job #2 last week the blower on my heater died on me.
> At that time I just figured that's what had happened. However two days later
> while cruzing down the freeway with my kids around dusk all the lights
> flickered about three times. When they stopped flickering all I had were
> headlights, brake lights, turn signals. No running lights or dash lights.
>
> So now I have a truck with no dash lights, no lights on the back, and no
> heater and job #2 is throwing newspapers at peoples houses! Considering the
> temps here in Missouri after midnight and the fact that I cruze past two
> different cop shops on my route, I need some help. Anyone have a wiring
> diagram they might be able to e-mail me? And possibly an idea what's up? Are
> these problems related? Radio is going bad also but I believe that has been
> coming for a while now.
>
> To be honest I only use the truck for the night job and on my days with my
> kids. Usually riding the bike. But I need the second job so I really need to
> fix the truck!!!
>
> Thanks
>
> Sarge
> St. Louis, Missouri
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> 1993 Dodge Dakota 4x4 Extra Cab 137,000 miles and going
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