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by **Jfriedlin** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 12:46 pm

I did a search and looked thru a bunch of stuff but couldnt find anything. The dash light for my tem and ammeter gauges quit working, guess they burned out. Has anybody replaced these before, I've never done any on this kind of truck and from putting my stereo some of the components by the stereo are kind of old and brittle. Just wondering how big of a job this is gonna be

by **Mark Nixon** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 1:31 pm

Pull the cluster and re-bulb as needed.

The worst part is getting the guage cover past the column, but 2 nuts/washers are all you need to remove to drop it down for clearance, along with the 4 phillips screws on the column trim cover.

Depending on the year, the cluster will be held in with Torx or Phillips screws.
'92-'93 is definitely Torx.

Mark.

by **Jfriedlin** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 1:55 pm

Thanks Mark, I've had that part out before, its a PITA but not too bad. Ive dealt with worse. Probably gonna replace them all while Im in there. You dont remember the bulb number do u?

by **Mark Nixon** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:07 pm

When you remove the holders, they are super tight in the cluster and sometimes require a pair of pliers to get them out.
Bending the outer brass contacts on the holders just a touch, before re-installing them, helps prevent them from losing connection and also keeps them from possibly rattling loose.

The bulb is a glass-wedge type, the number is "194" in the GE (O.E.) line, but is pretty universal in all lines.

Mark.

by **doublel89** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:11 pm

they're pc194, napa sells a adapter that is a bulb holder and you can put what ever bulb you like in it, i pulled out the green lenses and red LEDs look really good in there.

by **Jfriedlin** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:33 pm

doublel89 wrote:they're pc194, napa sells a adapter that is a bulb holder and you can put what ever bulb you like in it, i pulled out the green lenses and red LEDs look really good in there.

That sounds pretty sweet, especially since my truck is red. Im gonna pull it apart later in the week. Thanks for all the help guys

by **921stgen** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 3:21 pm

Jfriedlin, heres a couple post on leds in dash lights.
http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/ ... l?t=201732
http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/ ... l?t=209884

by **Jfriedlin** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 8:43 pm

Thats freakin sweet lookin!! Definitely think Im gonna go that route. Thanks for the help and the links guys, I really appreciate it

by **doublel89** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:40 pm

I'll try to get a picture of it tonight.

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