Just in........archeologists uncover a service manual for Kev_n_AZ's truck......... It's a little dusty but pretty much intact......a rare find for sure. hehe

 

is your truck the one that is the 1st gen truck here? (sorry, working too many hours, driving too far to remember who's truck is what) [&:]

 

yup his is the intercooled model first gen.

 

Since the cruise and guages are involved...could the clock spring in the steering column be broken and shorting out? When my wifes 96 plymouth van had it broken all kinds of weird stuff was happening. Winshield wipers going on and off when ever they wanted to, horn working then not, cruise gone. Justa thought. Anyway it sounds like a short somewhere to me.

 

let me give ya more info here....

the truck starts and drives fine for ,say, a few miles, then everything drops off at the same time. so the charge needle will show 12.5VDC to 14VDC, oil up, speedo working, temp up, and so on. then after it warms up enough, the guages all shut down at the same time. my charge indicator slowly drifts dowm to 10.5 VDC or some times ZERO!!!


OD intermittently faded into the ether over the course of a few months. with no speedo, there is no cruise.

the thought now is of the CRANK SENSOR acting a bit funny.. and I dont mean "HAHA" funny


right now the truck is as much fun as standing in front of the best looking broads in town while you have only2 pennies and a ball of belly button lint to pay for "services"

he hehehe he


with that said, the following is the result of the malfunction.


this truck was at the end of the 1st gens, when they were going electronic on more parts/ sensors. my factory dash cluster is all electronicaly controlled but display as analog guages.

it starts and runs like it should. the lack of working guages, sensor malfunction (?),and no ODall combine for a **** poor undesirable driving condition if you are going beyond the corner market...


any real suggestions are welcomed. even far off imaginary ones too.
I realize that this is basic auto technology, which I am not up to date when it come to ANY electronically controlled rides.

 

I think the time has come to turn that animal into the drag truck that it wants to be. Ditch all of that electronic crap, install a roll cage and some slicks and get busy