Truck won’t start after removing instrument cluster!?!
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02 Chevy Silverado
So i was changing out the cluster bulbs to add a new look to it and when i went i installed it back it wouldn’t start. At first it you can hear the starter clicking but nothing. I jumped it off another truck and turned on perfectly fine and that’s it. I noticed on my the back of the clusters circuit board the the solder joints for the main power connection goes through is broken and when i make the connection meet and hold it together the cluster works fine. Does the broken joints have to do with any of it or is it my battery?? please help i have little knowledge on electronics.
So i was changing out the cluster bulbs to add a new look to it and when i went i installed it back it wouldn’t start. At first it you can hear the starter clicking but nothing. I jumped it off another truck and turned on perfectly fine and that’s it. I noticed on my the back of the clusters circuit board the the solder joints for the main power connection goes through is broken and when i make the connection meet and hold it together the cluster works fine. Does the broken joints have to do with any of it or is it my battery?? please help i have little knowledge on electronics.
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Yes. The cluster’s on these trucks are known for several problems including broken and cold solder joints.
Plenty of vendors available to repair or replace them. Cardone and circuitboardmedics.com are a couple. The truck will start and drive without the cluster installed.
Try checking the battery cable connections for the no-start. The bolts easily strip and corrosion on the terminals prevents adequate contact/current flow.
Plenty of vendors available to repair or replace them. Cardone and circuitboardmedics.com are a couple. The truck will start and drive without the cluster installed.
Try checking the battery cable connections for the no-start. The bolts easily strip and corrosion on the terminals prevents adequate contact/current flow.
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July 28th, 2013 11:07 AM