Comments on: instrument issues with my 91 Dodge Shadow Highline Convertible? http://www.filamvetsrondalla.org/history-of-instrument/instrument-issues-with-my-91-dodge-shadow-highline-convertible Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:59:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: helpful bob http://www.filamvetsrondalla.org/history-of-instrument/instrument-issues-with-my-91-dodge-shadow-highline-convertible/comment-page-1#comment-4053 helpful bob Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:49:59 +0000 http://www.filamvetsrondalla.org/history-of-instrument/instrument-issues-with-my-91-dodge-shadow-highline-convertible#comment-4053 What occurs is not only do wires internally corrode but they can actually dry out and crack or the soldiering on the instrument cluster cracks.Actually bec these clusters are made mostly via machine especially it's soldiered board ends up with minor faulty connections usually right from the very beginning.The key here is not only does Dodge use low grade or thin wiring in some of it's circuits but solder itself will deterate due to the O-Zone and within 10 yrs a soldered board of any kind will end up requiring to be re-soldered by removing the old solder with a soldering iron and solder sucker and then soldering new solder step by step throughout the whole board especially the grounds. I'd try to remove the cluster and then check the solder over and use a magnifier glass check it over closely bec more then likely it has bad connections causing your problem but remember check the wiring and it's grounds. There could be some U pick auto wreckers out there that still have vehicles that age like yours for you to remove a cluster cheap from but I'd still check it over and have it soldered bec it's quite old, but you might find a vehicle like yours that has had the cluster assembly replaced on it. Hope that helps and best of luck.By the way it's possible via a dealership or a auto parts store to perhaps get a free print out of the cluster and it's circuit and its wiring so you'd know where to look for the ground etc wires.Just note that most ground wires are black but some might be say black with a yellow stripe but still be a ground.When they use this type of wire code it just means that the circuit that their using the ground for is labeled by the yellow stripe.So reading color codes can some times be tricky and having the wiring info could help you greatly but remember even the factory sometimes changes the color of wire they use and they don't note the changes in the diagram.<br><b>References : </b><br> What occurs is not only do wires internally corrode but they can actually dry out and crack or the soldiering on the instrument cluster cracks.Actually bec these clusters are made mostly via machine especially it’s soldiered board ends up with minor faulty connections usually right from the very beginning.The key here is not only does Dodge use low grade or thin wiring in some of it’s circuits but solder itself will deterate due to the O-Zone and within 10 yrs a soldered board of any kind will end up requiring to be re-soldered by removing the old solder with a soldering iron and solder sucker and then soldering new solder step by step throughout the whole board especially the grounds.

I’d try to remove the cluster and then check the solder over and use a magnifier glass check it over closely bec more then likely it has bad connections causing your problem but remember check the wiring and it’s grounds.

There could be some U pick auto wreckers out there that still have vehicles that age like yours for you to remove a cluster cheap from but I’d still check it over and have it soldered bec it’s quite old, but you might find a vehicle like yours that has had the cluster assembly replaced on it.

Hope that helps and best of luck.By the way it’s possible via a dealership or a auto parts store to perhaps get a free print out of the cluster and it’s circuit and its wiring so you’d know where to look for the ground etc wires.Just note that most ground wires are black but some might be say black with a yellow stripe but still be a ground.When they use this type of wire code it just means that the circuit that their using the ground for is labeled by the yellow stripe.So reading color codes can some times be tricky and having the wiring info could help you greatly but remember even the factory sometimes changes the color of wire they use and they don’t note the changes in the diagram.
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]]> By: badbill1941 http://www.filamvetsrondalla.org/history-of-instrument/instrument-issues-with-my-91-dodge-shadow-highline-convertible/comment-page-1#comment-4052 badbill1941 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:36:59 +0000 http://www.filamvetsrondalla.org/history-of-instrument/instrument-issues-with-my-91-dodge-shadow-highline-convertible#comment-4052 Sounds like you have a poor electrical connection in the wiring that feeds the instrument panel. You may want to have it checked out.<br><b>References : </b><br> Sounds like you have a poor electrical connection in the wiring that feeds the instrument panel. You may want to have it checked out.
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