Wow, frightening, hope you are alright-check fuses and relays, the overload caused by the lightning strike may have blown one of these. Check harnesses and wiring to the gauge pod, worst case you might need to find another on ebay or at a local junkyard.
all fuses are good but what relays do i check and all wiring appeares to be ok
lif not a fuse, it is a relay (there are a bank of them, and should be marked as to what they do)-swap them to see if it makes anything work...did you really look at wiring? A surge like that might have damaged wiring or the delicate pc boards that the gauge cluster has, so you might look into swapping the cluster, not real hard to replace...BTW, thanks a lot for the ONE THUMB...that is really lame IMO, your FREE question was answered with thought and compassion for your safety...makes one feel like this is a waste of time in offering educated help...
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There are no relays that are related to the instrument cluster. There are fuses. The two that would be the most likely suspect are the "gauges" fuse and the "cluster" fuse. both of which are in the instrument panel fuse block.
If the other gauges are working than the fuses are likley o.k. as you have already varified. Most likely the instrument panel panel either become damaged or has become statically charged. the first thing I would do is remove the cluster and let it sit for a couple of hours. than reinstall it and see if it starts to work.
If it doesn't let me know and I will get you all the info as to what to check for power and grounds before you replace the cluster.
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Its possible there may be perinant damage to the micro processor in the cluster. However, try disconnecting both battery cables from the battery, touch both cables together for 30 seconds, then reconnect the positive cable first then the negative cable. Start the truck and see if the cluster gauges work.
good luck.
Lightning more likely damaged short out cluster unit.
Hello! Electrically speaking, at lightning's higher frequencies, currents are
carried mostly on the outside of conducting objects. A thick copper wire
or a hollow-wall metal pipe will carry most of the lightning on outer
surfaces. This phenomenon is called "skin effect." The same holds true for
lightning when it strikes metal vehicles: the outer surface carries most
of the electricity.The gauge cluster, which is physically located near the outside metal chassis of the S-10, is the most likely circuit to be damaged; Also due to it's size...
Mounted on the cluster circuit board is a voltage regulator which is the most likely damaged component...This is due to the fact that the entire cluster isn't dead, only selected devices...I would suggest searching junk yards or EBay for a used cluster...
There is one test that can be performed to insure all ground straps are intact...Set an ohm meter on X10 or X100 scale...Place one probe on the dead center of the (-) battery post and the other on bare metal of the chassis (fire wall bolt)...Must read very close to zero ohms...Move the chassis probe to bare metal on the engine block...Must read zero ohms...Send results...
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