I have a 2001 western star and the gauges in the dash stopped working.

I hate dealers take your money and then say we cant figure it out so too bad pay us. If your data Star still isn't working then you're still not getting a data bus feed. The data star and the gauges you're talking about are fed from that data bus feed from your ECM so it makes sense that if that isn't getting information your gauges aren't working.

 

So now I'm going back to this post. I guess I need you to elaborate on this one. When he had the scanner plugged in inside the truck, could he see the engine info such as rpm oil pressure those kind of things like the gauges you were missing? I'm going to need a lot more info about this plugin session. Also is there any chance you can get a list of detailed information about what you paid the dealer to do nothing for you? Is there any way they can tell you what they tested what they didn't test what they found out, you know, all the details, or are you just Sol?

 

Just out of curiosity, do the gauges sweep when you turn the key on?

 

Did you try B&C down by Richmond? They are an old school WS dealer.

 

Great to hear you found the problem and fixed it!

 

A perfect example why one should never rely on continuity testing... The thinnest wire in the world would pass a continuity test, but it would never be able to carry a load to energize the instruments.

Good to hear you got it resolved!

 

Did you ever figure it out. I am having same problem