Well, found out I had 2 blown fuses. 1 was the Stop Lp fuse, in the fuse
box under the hood (replaced the 15A with a 10A for the moment), and the
other was the Cigarette Lt fuse in the fuse box in the inside of the
truck... dunno how that one got blown, especially since none of us used it
:-) Course, that one may have been blown for awhile.. but, replacing
the Stop LP fuse under the hood turned off both the BRAKE and 4WD PART
lights, and stop lights now come on, so back up and running... Guess the
old man did something when using the trailer, may have pulled the harness
too tight or something and the lines crossed.. will have to check the wire
harness on the trailer when I get a chance.. I know the harness on the truck
is OK cause I have a Rams Head Light in the hitch receiver on my truck, and
it's coming on just fine (at least, nothing is crossing at the moment,
doesn't really mean it really is OK.. hehe)... anyway, back up and
running
Ken Allgood
97 CC SLT 5.2L
> Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 22:02:59 -0400
> From: "Rick Barnes" <barnesrv@attbi.com>
> Subject: DML: RE: hmm.. weird Gauge cluster problem
>
> The brake light actuator switch that is located on the brake
> pedal...could be a wire pulled off it...look there, easy to see, mounted
> on the upper part of the brake pedal.
> Good luck,
> Rascal
>
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net] On Behalf Of Ken Allgood
> Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 8:26 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: hmm.. weird Gauge cluster problem
>
>
> Ok... why is it that when I let family members borrow my vehicles,
> something
> almost always happen.. grrr.. anyway.. My dad has every other monday
> off,
> and my mom wanted him to get mulch for the garden using my truck and
> trailer.. I really don't have a problem with that, he's towed the
> trailer
> several times, just not quite that heavy a load (no, this doesn't lead
> to
> something bad, but, may have something to do with my problem, but doubt
> it).. anyway, I drive my, ugh, Probe to work... I let them use the
> truck
> as long as they take it in to get the oil changed and have the front
> alignment check (got a lifetime on it, might as well).. so I get home,
> everything seems to have gone OK. Well, I get in my truck to go to the
> fitness center about a mile away, and I see the brake light on, so I
> pull
> the release, and nothing.. hmm... the brake is up, so I push it down,
> pull
> release, it comes up, but light stays on, then I notice that the 4wd
> Part-time light is on, but ummmm... 1 small problem.... My truck is
> 2wd,
> not 4wd... well, I drive it around the block, no problem, so I go to
> the
> fitness center, nothing happens, drive back, everything's running fine,
> start to back into the yard and I notice that I don't see my taillight
> brake
> lights on.. uhhhh.. so I park my Dakota, kill all lights, put it in
> Park,
> put my foot on the brakes (while engine still on).. no brake lights on..
> well CRAP! So, with all that in mind... WTF could be causing
> this??!?!?!?!?!!? Obviously, now I cannot drive my truck around cause I
> don't have any brake lights, and anyone that might rear-end me, well,
> would
> probably be my fault for driving a vehicle that operating correcly :(
> Guess I'll be making a phone call to the shop in the morning and make
> them
> deal with it :-)
>
> Ken Allgood
> 97 CC SLT 5.2L
>
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