Not when you're blowing fuses. If it was a ground the thing just wouldn't
work but it wouldn't blow a fuse. Gotta be a short somewhere, probably in
the APC stuff.
Ron
00 PB SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Chris Spotts
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 9:02 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: Re: Re: Instrument cluster
I'm not that big on electrical stuff, but wouldn't a bad ground cause
something like that? Ron has mentioned one specifically that seems to cause
a lot of problems in Dakotas. That might be something to look out.
-Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris DeCrease" <chrisnlisa00@charter.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 11:29 PM
Subject: DML: Re: Re: Instrument cluster
> <VENT>Well, still no luck on the instrument guages. I've been out there
all
> day with the dash apart and still no luck. How on earth would it just out
of
> the blue start blowing fuses?? No one has replied yet, so I don't know if
> anyone else has ever had this happen or what. I sent APC an e-mail,
> hopefully I'll hear back from them soon...</VENT>
>
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> Chris DeCrease
> 97 V6 Sport 4x4(mine)
> 2000 Pontiac TA(wife's)
> 2001 Suzuki GSX-R 600 (on the way)(definiatly mine!)
> www.angelfire.com/extreme2/chrisnlisa00
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chris DeCrease <chrisnlisa00@charter.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 5:29 PM
> Subject: DML: Re: Instrument cluster
>
>
> DOH! It's a blown fuse. The display calls for a 10A, but it had a 15A in
it.
> So, I put in a 10A, and.."pop". So, I put in a 15A and, .."pop". So, now I
> know it's blowing fuses, but I can't find anything wrong. Help!! Oh yea,
> and my APC white face gauge crapped out on me. Not sure what happened, but
> that little black box before the wire going to the face was FRIED!! It's
> supposed to have a lifetime warrenty on the original vehicle with the
> original owner, so I have to contact them to see how it goes...If I can
get
> these fixed, the truck will be in perfect running condition...guess we'll
> see...
>
> Chris
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chris DeCrease <chrisnlisa00@charter.net>
> To: DML <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 2:50 PM
> Subject: DML: Instrument cluster
>
>
> Last night, I started the truck and my instrument cluster didn't work. Any
> ideas?? I stopeed and filled the gas tank so I was sure not to run out of
> gas. The lights in the background come on, but none of the needles move.
TIA
>
>
> Chris DeCrease
> 97 V6 Sport 4x4(mine)
> 2000 Pontiac TA(wife's)
> 2001 Suzuki GSX-R 600 (on the way)(definatly mine!)
> www.angelfire.com/extreme2/chrisnlisa00
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