In the future, try to include year and engine in posts. Makes life a ton
easier to give proper info. In this case, it didn't matter.
TonyC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie" <cmarino12@cox.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 5:51 AM
Subject: RE: DML: New member with a question
>
> Thanks for all of the responses to my question....I'll pick up a new
> sensor and change it this weekend....I'll let you know how I make
> out...I'm sure you already know!
>
> Thanks,
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Rick
> Barnes
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 7:38 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: RE: DML: New member with a question
>
>
>
> Bingo, Gary is right again...very common on our Dakotas.
>
> Rascal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Gary
> Hedlin
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 4:51 PM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML: New member with a question
>
>
> Sounds like your rear wheel speed sensor is the culprit. Pretty cheap
> fix, just screw the old one outa the rear differential (on top of the
> pumpkin)and screw the new one in.
>
> $20 and 20 mins should fix it! :)
>
>
> Gary Hedlin
> 2005 SLT 4.7 5spd
> 1998 Sport 3.9
> www.garyhedlin.com
>
> Charlie wrote:
> > Hello to all. I have read some of the past posts to the list and it is
>
> > very informative. I belong to a similar list for my '87 Jag and
> > learned an unbelievable amount from others and their experiences; hope
>
> > to have the same success with this list. I do have a question that
> > hopefully someone out there can help with.
> >
> > So I'm driving down the road with my cruise control on and all is
> > fine. All of a sudden the cruise drops off. I look at my instrument
> > panel and the speedometer is at zero and my ABS and Brake warning
> > lights are on. I look down again and the Speedometer is working but
> > both ABS and Brake warning lights are still on. When I got to where I
> > was going, I pulled the fuse for the ABS in the drivers side dash fuse
>
> > access panel, the fuse looked good but put in a new fuse since I
> > didn't have a meter with me to properly check. Start the truck again
> > and everything is working properly. Go back on the road and again the
> > ABS and Brake warning lights come on but this time the Speedometer is
> > intermittently working. Sometimes it works all the time, sometimes
> > not. Usually if I pull the fuse and re-insert it everything returns to
>
> > normal. I disconnected the battery, thinking maybe it would reset the
> > computer and magically fix the problem; it worked for two full days,
> > but now it's back to doing the same thing again. I'm thinking there is
>
> > a common relay or sensor somewhere. What do you think? I have a Haynes
>
> > book but it does not show any schematics (that I found anyhow) for the
>
> > ABS/Brake light and speedometer.
> >
> > Has anyone had this problem? Can you direct me to a good source for a
> > schematic diagram?
> >
> > Any and all responses are more than welcome.
> >
> > Thanks to all ahead of time.
> >
> > Charlie
> >
>
>
>
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