Entire Dash does not Light up??
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Entire Dash does not Light up??
Well my wiring in this truck is all messed up, my entire dash doesn't work, none fo the lights in my dash work but all the gauges work, so at night im kind out of luck when I speed.. 
..Is this normal?...thanks
Ryan
..Is this normal?...thanksRyan
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You know, it might just be the wiring. Mine is bad... I'm missing about half of my dash lights, but all the gauges work. One of the lights actually came back on when a friend of mine smacked the dash a lot. So I don't think it's the bulbs, unless they're loose. You'll probably need to fix it though, won't you? I don't know how to do that, but I'd think if you don't already know it, it's better not to learn on your primary vehicle...
Edit... my oil pressure gauge is a little funky, but it still works... eventually.
Edit... my oil pressure gauge is a little funky, but it still works... eventually.
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I just lost a gage light 2 days ago, the bulb size is 194. I haven't pulled the dash to fix it, but will soon. D-Ranged2.5, your problem is your oil sending unit. Mine did the same thing, and that fixed it. Apparently, its a pretty common problem.
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These bulbs are located in a fitting that 1/4 turns into the back of the instrument panel. The panel has a printed circuit on the back, no wires. When you get it off you will see what I mean. As far as the Oil gauge goes, there are a number of threads here that discuss this problem and the culprit is usually a bad sending unit. The instrument panel is not that bad to get out and the bulbs are very easy to replace once the IP is out.
I agree with 87 XLT though, check your fuses first expecially if all of the lights are out.
I agree with 87 XLT though, check your fuses first expecially if all of the lights are out.
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Also remember that it could be in the dimmer/light feed to the dash. What year truck and maybe we can be more of more help.
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I like Dave257 & 87XLT's take on this. If everything is out, seems to me it's not likely ALL the lamps would be burned out. So make shure the dimmer for the instrument lights isn't turned all the way down, as Dave suggested. Then if that checks out ok, inspect the instrument lamp fuse, as 87XLT suggested, I'd add, don't just look at it, test it with an ohm meter for continuity. If that checks out ok, do a voltage check at the fuse B+ input contact. If that checks out ok, then check the ground point for the instrument lights. If that checks out ok, then the problem lays between the fuse panel & the ground at the circuit board, so you'll just have to do a votage check from the output of the fuse pannel, step by step, to the circuitboard. Pay close attention to the condition of the wires, electrical connectors & the pins, sockets & their wire crimps. Look for crimped or cut wires bent, broken or pushed back pins or sockets, or faulty wire crimps to those pins & sockets, or even a bad solder joint at the circuit board. Let us now what you find.
