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ben82k10

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No gauges in my dash work.
No lights in my dash work.
My wiper quit went from working to stopping then starting to nothing now.
My headlights and turn signals work but nothing lights inside the cab. Radio, horn and heater work as they should. What should I check? All fuses are fine.
 

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I would start checking grounds first. There's usually a buss bar with grounds on it somewhere around the left side of the gauges on the inside hinge pillar/kick panel area. If those seem ok, it could be a headlight switch or some chafed/rubbed through wiring that's grounding out under the dash
 

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Are the green goobies living in amongst the wiring harness at the firewall?
 

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Nothing I see looks frayed or out of place. I have no idea if something is missing or not.
 

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Doesn’t cab power come from the junction block on the firewall?
 
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