98 aurora the dash instruments and engine control center DEAD

Then those problems must be repaired and the system will clear.

Which crank sensor ? yours has two .
Crankshaft Position (CKP) Sensor A
Center front of the engine, near the base of the engine oil level indicator
Engine Controls Component Views
Engine Controls Connector End Views
Crankshaft Position (CKP) Sensor B
Center front of the engine, near the base of the engine oil level indicator
Engine Oil Level Switch
Center front of the engine, in the engine oil pan
Front Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) (Bank 2 Sensor 1)
Center rear of the engine, in the right hand exhaust manifold

Look for a vacuum line off or leaking start in the engine compartment than work your way under dash usually in engine compartment but could be under dash usually passenger side or on the back of control switch on dash.

is it the lights of the gauges dont light up or the gauges dont work period? if they dont light up then check the bulbs that are behind the gauge cluster and they could be burnt out i have the flickering prob with my ac hvac controls and half the lights on my gauges dont light up due to bulbs being burnt out i just havent spent the money to get some blue leds to put in there

relays located below center of the instrument panel right front of the console.

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should be a button in the center of the instrument cluster or above the radio

In engine compartment power distribution center. It should have the ID on the lid of the power distribution center.

ck the engine to body ground.located back side of engine and srew to firewall.

check your fuse box, should be somewhere under the dash, or sides of dash.