I had no idea it was so fancy pants as far as lighting goes. I figured
it just had a dome light and nothing else since I have no power
windows/locks and the mirrors are full manual (as in, reach out the
window and move them yourself). I know the light in the glove box
doesn't work as I've opened it in the pitch black and had to fish out a
flashlight to see inside. The glow ring around the key never turns on
either, but I thought it was tied into the door switches.
The only way to get any light in the cab is to crank the headlight knob
all the way to the left to force the dome light on. Nothing else turns
on when I do this other than the (very dim) dome light. There is no
overhead console or map lights in this truck.
This is my friday, so I guess I'll be digging around the fuses on my day
off...
Thanks!
MattB
WiLieR wrote:
> Does the glove box light work? Also, does the under hood light work
> as well? If none of those function, check for a fuse under the hood.
> About a 5 amp blade fuse, listed as Fuse 2 in my 96 FSM.
> Also in circuit with these is a Time Delay Relay, which when activated
> by the dome lamp, delays the turn on/off of the "courtesy lamp" under
> the dash on the far passenger side and the key halo that lights up
> around the lock cylinder on the steering column. If neither of these
> are working, check that same fuse.
>
> By the schematic in my FSM, Fuse 2 is a 5 Amp and feeds all of these
> lights. The glove box, under hood, "courtesy light", and key halo
> light all have their own dedicated ground. The Dome Lamp is grounded
> through the door jamb switches, both of these switches are spliced at
> a common splice in the Dome Lamp circuit, so unless that splice is
> bad, it should still work if one switch goes bad.
>
> Though it could be possible for the time delay relay to burn out the
> coils inside and cause an issue. It is listed as being in the Fuse
> Block under the dash.
>
> WiLieR
>
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Matt Beazer <teseract@moparhowto.com> wrote:
>
>> No, the dash illumination isn't all the way down. Otherwise I'd not be able
>> to see my gauges driving home after work at 10pm. ;)
>>
>> The switches on both sides move freely in and out, pushing in 5-6mm until
>> hitting the stop, then coming fully out again with no "grainyness", just
>> smooth action. I'm gonna have to dig through the wiring diagrams from the
>> sound of it, though I'll hose 'em out with WD40 in case the internal
>> contacts are corroded as someone suggested. Just as well, the dome light is
>> so far back in the cab as to be almost useless to front seat passengers.
>> Maybe I can wire up something supplemental to the factory dome light once I
>> figure out the initial problem.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> MattB
>>
>>
>>
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