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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 12:42 PM
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this just started to happen , when i press on the breaks the clock dims
and the light for the 4wd sector comes on. (not the part time dash one) the break lights are working fine. any ideas?
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 12:51 PM
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A short or a bad voltage regulator would be my two guesses.
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 11:36 PM
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bump
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 12:18 AM
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Check your grounds.
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