Check the wiring harness connectors at the rear of the cluster. Known for
either corroding and/or coming loose over time.
BTW: It's a Gen XVIII LOL
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: jeff conrad (Yahoo) [mailto:jeffconrad714@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:39 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: Back on DML with a new Dak with cluster issues
I rejoined DML last week after leaving in 2000 because I had sold my 96 Dak
Sport 5.2 5-speed. As of yesterday I'm the proud owner of a 96 Dak Sport
Regular cab 3.9 5-speed. It is Teal Green with Purple shwoop, 138k (all
highway) and immaculate.
My first question (besides which generation it is, haha) is about the
instrument cluster problem with these models. It has a short (or open)
somewhere that causes the guages and dash lights to go out when the
headlights are on. The signal indicators are also on solid glow. Everything
goes back to normal with a nice wack to the center of the dash. I remember
this being an occasional issue with my old Dak, and a few others, but I was
wondereing if anyone had found the root cause. I kind of like feeling like
Fonzie when I smack the dash but I may become too old and weak to smack it
some day and that would not be cool.
Nice to be back,
Jeff
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