94 international 3700 Dashboard shuts off sometimes

Hi guys. My dashboard in my 94 international 3700 bus occasionally shuts off, then comes back later on. My mechanic said it's a known issue and a part on the back of it burnt out. Where can I learn more about this? I searched Google, and nothing comes up.

Anyone heard of this issue and know what's going on?

 

I'll take a look. Thank you. Not sure if this is the "known issue" my mechanic was talking about, though. I'll probably have to ask him next time we talk if no one else knows what he meant.

 

I think you mean the contactor that turns on when I turn the key. That's just what powers everything up. I took apart the whole dashboard today, resoldered all the connections on the connectors where the wires plug into. It was REALLY dusty, and some of the track looked discolored, and the plastic overlays were so dried out that they fell off. I super glued back on the overlays so I could see what's lighting up (brake pressure, parking brake, etc.)

I put it all back together and so far no issues. It seems that it was just old and needed some upkeep. Others were saying the connectors could have issues, and that's why I touched them up, but nothing else looked bad.

If the issue comes back, I'll probably redo all the Electrolytic capacitors on there, as over time the Electrolytic paste inside dries out, and they stop working. I'm a certified electronics technician, so it shouldn't be too much of a hassle, as long as I have the right values on hand.

 

Very nice. I'm glad to see you used flux on it to keep the solder flowing clean and smooth. Remember to use a bit of isopropyl alcohol to clean it off after you finish, as that will become nasty after a while of being subjected to dust.