Dash Crash

[Jamie Bradford]

I was driving home this evening and my dash crashed...... It went completely BLACK. I pulled over and turned everything off and then restarted the bus ... but the dash was still out. All of the swithes & lights around it are working fine. The picture shows what it should look like when it is working.

Any suggestions on where to start Sunday morning with this???

Thanks

Jamie

[merle&louise]

Jamie,

Does CC have a 24 hour hot line to call? If not, try them first thing Monday morning. Hope it is something simple.

Can you still drive it?

[dalej]

I think Tom's Truk-N-Bus has has 24/7 support, I would call him.



ps, if Nancy answers, hang up!

[dale farley]

Jamie,

I would assume you have a similar setup to mine. There should be a reset button on your dash. Mine is located to the right of the dash display. It is one of the square switches and says "Dash Reset".

If the reset doesn't work, I would look for a loose wire behind the dash. I had a loose wire on my dash dimmer switch one time, and that would cause me to loose the lights on the dash. My dimmer switch is also located to the right of the digital dash display.

[truk4u]

Jamie,

Ditto what Dale said, push the reset switch. The dash is held on with velcro. Just gently pull it out and check all plugs and connections.

[JIM KELLER]

Jamie, There is also a relay in the compartment under the drivers station. Top row on the right. A bad connection at the plug in location could cause this problem.

[Jamie Bradford]

I checked the outputs Wednesday with my electrician & we figured the loose wire was the culprit. CC guy has been helpful but tells me they have no schematic for this part as it came to them as a plug in part, SO.... he has tried to contact Computer Dynamics , as have I , but no response yet

Just wondering........... If anyone has the same dash & vintage coach as I would the pins not be the same since they came in as a plug in part??

If anyone could look I would appreciate it.

Here are some pics of what my setupo looks like.

Thanks

Jamie

[truk4u]

Jamie,

Jim, Dale and Denny have 99's and they are probably the same. Hopefully one of those guys can pull his dash (being very careful) and match up the plug and loose wire for you. Although at Mobile, Dales didn't have the board with the fuses located in the console, so there may be some differences.

[garyde]

I know its probably been asked, but where else would the white wire terminate if not in the red block? If the white wire goes back to the sreen, I don't see any reason why it would be of harm to plug it in and give it a shot.

[JIM KELLER]

Jamie, I took my laptop with me and pulled the dash from the velcro to compare mine with the pictures you have posted. My configuration does not look like yours. My Bus is a 99 but the shell is a 98. I noticed several other differences in the two Coaches when I looked at your's when Tom had it. Sorry, I tried.