duramaxsky
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- Joined
- Sep 6, 2011
- Messages
- 635
- Location
- Ravensdale WA
- Tractor
- Mitsubishi D1300 4X4 sold now John Deere 2025R and L110
The stepper motors on the gauges were bad on those. There are sellers on EbY that sell kits to replace them and the bulbs which were also bad. There are also places on there you can send your dash and they will do it for you. But if you can solder it's not hard. I did mine. I need to replace the bulbs again though. Some guys do LEDs but you need to solder a resistor to each bulb. There is not much room in there for that. There are videos on YouTube on how to fix them. You can't trust any of the gauges if it has not been done. The odometer is stored in the DIC so changing the whole thing will make your mileage wrong.I did not see any chewing under the hood, but there certainly could be some. Owner says the dasboard was intermittent when it last ran so, could very well be. The glovebox did have some papers shredded in it, so I am thinking mice in the HVAC vents. The maintainer has the 10 year old battery at 75%, we will see how far it gets. I could pull a tractor battery to start it if need be. Any GM people recommend an easier way than pulling the plugs so I can crank it over without firing it up to get lubrication (prior to attempt starting)? Air filter was clean on both sides, so no debris ingestion concerns. Look forward to towing something with a 496 cu. in. big block gasser.