I have a 1997 Jeep Wrangler 2.5 - 5 speed 70,000 miles. I bought my Jeep 2 weeks ago, and the battery went dead. I cleaned the wires and clamps and re-posted to the battery terminal, and she cranked right up. BUT, most parts in the cluster weren't working. The only thing that worked in the cluster was the blinkers. So, I cleaned the connections and twisted a hair as to see if they would make better contact and it did not work. I also checked the female harness' and tested all the connections, and they all tested fine. So I assumed that it was a bad cluster.
I went to the junkyard bought a cluster and replaced it, and everything was just peachy....or a week. Now, I woke up this morning and fired it up, and the cluster exhibited the same problems as before. Nothing works except the blinkers. Did it burn out???
Can someone please point me in the right direction. i want to start working on it this Friday night and the only thing I can think of is to tear apart my dash and start checking for a short. I was also told to replace the ignition switch, but I dont want to start on a buying spree trying to fix this problem.
Thanks in advance.