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I know how you feel. someone sent the zoning board a complaint (unjustified) that my truck was unregistered & not running..The day i received the letter from cty. saying to fix within 10 days I had been to the court house (IN THE TRUCK) & parked in front where I'm sure the cameras caught it & I...

I changed coil ,checked ballast (1.8) still no spark help It just quit driving down the road. HELP!!!

Thanks to Bear & others who helped with problem, took truck on a 140 mile hunting trip 2 days after fix. (November 7) Some on logging roads & connections held up. The factory diagrams helped. I still have no radio or cigarette lighter,but lights all work. some corroded (hot) connections, broken...

I need interior parts (manual window regulators .panels a/c controls & exterior accessories. I read in a magazine that the # of trucks (in percentage) registered after 10 yrs shows that there are More old Dodges on the road than Ford. & the lead moves between Dodge & what I call GMJunk with...

I was told that brake light switch is reverse ground.,and I have no power there . I only have headlights now, no lights of any kind. no wipers no radio & no lighter (Radio went out 1st.) thanks JHB "(Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom)"

elect. prob Yes mine has a single blade ground connection , I connected a ground wire from grd. plate to - on battrery & still no lights "eternal vigilance is the price of freedom"

Still cannot find problem. reg only has 2 wires & the battery is charging, the first problem was losing radio & lighter. I could use turn signals for The right side only + hazards, changed switch the same as before ( including harness). the latest started when I tried to turn on headlights...

need to recheck. Don't know why the test to the hot side of gauge only shows .45 volts instead of 12 I am going out now Clean the through firewall 50 way connector with elect cleaner. the wires should go straight to fuse box.also I have replaced the turn signal harness( $70.00 +) & ran aux...

elect. prob The headlights work,but no inside lights or running lights. I ran a test on the headlight switch ground & no help. also front turn signals work , both flash in rear, No brake lights unless right turn signal is on when pedal is pressed, front hazards only. All this is a new...

My 1986 D-150 has developed electrical problems, including no dash lights, no running lights, no working gauges. no tail lights,so I replaced the headlight switch.No help. I ran a voltage test on the fuse for the gauges & the tester read .45 volts instead of the expected 12 volts. Please help...

The connectors on the unit only leave a little more than 1/8 " between prongs & firewall . where does the unit connect to block , as the terminal end is horizontal but appears to have a vertical component going down to block , the vertical part the pot screws into appears to have a gap under it...

leak eternal vigilance is the price of freedom. The hole in the looks bigger than the pot type unit, which was sold as the one for gauge, which is what the truck has (full gauges). If I remove the horizontal piece & the vertical adapter will the pot gauge screw into block as it looks like it...

I replaced the oil sender unit, still leaks, photo gallery has photos (1986 Ram bed )photo desc. Could it be the horizontal part that the mount for the sender mounts to? I still cannot find manual so Need instructions if possible. ( Hey I am now a " "senior" so memory isn't what it used to be...

oil sending unit is where you said .but it does not look bad ,but full of oil the part it screws into is attached to a horizontal part (appears to be threaded into a part having a nut that a 15/16 wrench fits. My machinist neighbor sasy it appears to have oil on the horizontal piece. P.S. I...

Thanks to Bear for advice. I am going to try it tomorrow (today 1st in weeks no rain) & none tomorrow But I have a problem, I can't find my manual & I installed engine 11 years ago & gotten older & forgetful . Could someone tell my what I have to remove to get to switch . .1896 Ram 150 Block is...