Instrument cluster quit working.
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There is also a voltage regulator on the circuit board that can go open or go for a
it is a 0.75 part.
CC
it is a 0.75 part.CC
There is also a voltage regulator on the circuit board that can go open or go for a
CC
Where on the cluster and can you buy just the part. Mine is doing the same thing. Only now I noticed the glow plug light doesn't come on when you first turn the key (no codes), but the gages come on.
The cluster is not shot the internal voltage regulator has gone open it is under 2 dollars to replace.Or you have some cold solder joints on the circuit board.
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CC
Thanks for the info and pictures. I take it the big black box in the top picture is the regulator. Where can you get these?
There are 2 regulators on that circuit board one controls the sift selector display.
you have to test them as the numbers/values are proprietary/meaningless and wont cross reference to a standard replacement regulator.
CC
you have to test them as the numbers/values are proprietary/meaningless and wont cross reference to a standard replacement regulator.
CC
Mine was broke, I ended up sending to a guy off ebay that rebuilds them. He claims hes fixed it, so ill see come this weekend. Its coming in tomorrow, but I'm out of town soo... if hes done it, it was only 50$+shipping.
Thanks for the info and pics Canadian Cowboy!
That looks like the exact area I have to hit mine to get it to "wake up".
Where do I get said regulators? Also my shift indicator hasn't worked in two years, so it sounds like both regulators are shot.
Are the regulators easy to replace (do they plug in)? I do residential electric...vehicles are a new thing.
That looks like the exact area I have to hit mine to get it to "wake up".
Where do I get said regulators? Also my shift indicator hasn't worked in two years, so it sounds like both regulators are shot.
Are the regulators easy to replace (do they plug in)? I do residential electric...vehicles are a new thing.
They are soldered on the circuit board,that circuit board is very delicate and easily can be ruined most semiconductors on the board are SMT (surface mount technology)
very small you need test equipment to check the board properly.
Unless a person has electronics experience I would leave it somebody that has the knowledge and equipment.
CC
very small you need test equipment to check the board properly.
Unless a person has electronics experience I would leave it somebody that has the knowledge and equipment.
CC
reviving this thread, any of you who had this experience, did you ever notice your cluster going through its initiation cycle at random times when the engine was not running and the key was off/removed? IE: you're sitting in the driveway talking to a friend with the thing off, and the gauges swing to zero an do their little buzzing thing like when you first start the truck...but nothing is on and the engine is not running...
I heard my cluster going into that mode (grinding/churning noise) without the key on or in the ignition. When I heard it I was just getting into the truck and I did not witness the needles pulling down to zero on the gauges.
Ok, just making sure im not loosing my mind. :roflmao:
On a side note...my cluster just reported the best mileage ive ever gotten...says i drove 110xxx miles on my last tank. And in only 10 days too! 5000 MPG seems pretty good! I gotta get this thing replaced...
On a side note...my cluster just reported the best mileage ive ever gotten...says i drove 110xxx miles on my last tank. And in only 10 days too! 5000 MPG seems pretty good! I gotta get this thing replaced...
Hey I'm having same problem glow plug light and blinkes work and back light and I did punch it to make it work for a while Untill it broke wondering if any cluster will work in it I have a 2003 chevy duramax thanks
Ben could better answer this, but I'll try.
A cluster from a 2003-2005 Duramax equipped truck should work. You'll have to have the mileage set at the dealer.
A cluster from a 2003-2005 Duramax equipped truck should work. You'll have to have the mileage set at the dealer.
ok thanks would i half to do the same if i bought one off ebay and how much would it cost to get the milage set ?
Yes, barring an anomaly (getting a used cluster with the exact same mileage and hours) any used cluster or new cluster is going to have to be set to your truck.
I would assume a half-hour charge to set the mileage.
I would assume a half-hour charge to set the mileage.
Just FYI, the cluster has to be programmed from a cluster place before the dealer can reprogram the miles. If you just remove the cluster from one truck and put it in another one the dealer cannot reprogram miles.
Ok thanks no of any good places to get a new cluster ready to boot in iand get programmed from dealer ?
Subscribed, mine turns on and off whole I'm driving.
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