1984 Dodge Pickup 4WD - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

As long as it is only the switch that is corroded the answer would be yes. Try bypassing the switch and see if the lights work. If they do then you have your answer.

inspect the body harness cafuly for short to ground its hard to give a pin point spot to look chek and see if the altinator fielf wiers have there insolating plastic washers in place and are not touching the altinator casing had that happen to me on 85 ramcharger spent 2 weeks rebuilding my whole engine harness one red wire at a time

What I would do is type in 1984 dodge ram steering cloumn and hit search.The most common hits will be e-bay and probably kijiji or craigslist. You could also call your local salvage yard. Most of them are on a cross country intranet with other yards and could find one that way.

look under hood should be there

Replace the coil is what the book says, it is shorted..

your plugs are foul

remove #1 spark plug, then have someone bump the starter while you hold your finger over the plug hole, Bring #1 cylinder up to T.D.C. (Top Dead Center) on firing stroke you will feel a rush of air push your finger off of the plug hole, check that the mark(or groove) that is cut into harmonic balancer,(what crank shaft pully is mounted to) is lined up with timming indicator on timming chain cover, check to see that rotor button is pointing at #1 on cap.this should get you back to where you need to be if distributor was removed and engine was turned or moved.then look at lable under hood if it is still there , if not check service manual for degree either before, or after T.D.C. I hope this will answer your question

check regulator?

You will need to take the cowl off and replace all of the bushings. Most auto parts stores will have them in stock.

1. NON TILT WHEEL
2. Remove the steering wheel.
3. Remove the turn signal switch.
4. Unfasten the two screws that release the buzzer switch (if equipped), then remove the switch.

Fig. Fig. 2: Removing the ignition buzzer

1. Remove the retaining screw and lift the ignition lock cylinder lamp out of the way.

Fig. Fig. 3: Ignition key lamp

1. Remove the bearing housing.
2. Detach the coil spring.
3. Remove the lock plate from the shaft.

Fig. Fig. 4: Lock lever plate removal

1. Unfasten the 2 retaining screws and lift the lock lever guide plate to expose the lock cylinder release hole.
2. Insert the key and place the lock cylinder in the LOCK position. Remove the key.
3. Insert a thin punch into the lock cylinder release hole and push inward to release the spring-loaded lock retainer. At the same time, pull the lock cylinder out of the column.

Fig. Fig. 5: Depress the lock plate which will expose the lock cylinder release hole

1. Remove the 3 retaining screws and lift out the ignition switch.

To install:

1. Position the ignition switch in the center detent position (OFF).
2. Place the shift lever in PARK.
3. Feed the wires down through the space between the housing and jacket. Position the switch in the housing and install the 3 retaining screws.

Fig. Fig. 6: Lock levers and spring assembly installed

1. Place the lock cylinder in the LOCK position, and press it into place in the column. It will snap into position.
2. The remainder of assembly is the reverse of disassembly.

You should have a belt routing decal in the engine bay somewhere or under the hood. If the belts are on now and lined up, adjust as needed. If they won't adjust anymore replace with 1 inch shorter belts. The power steering and the air pump usually take seperate belts. The air pump don't take much to power, they usually run off the third groove on the water pump. A/C, Alt. and PS will all run around the crank. Hope this helps some, if not you might could find a Haynes repair manual at the parts store.

have you tried to roll the pickup and put it in first gear because you have to roll the pickup to a certain speed like 10 mph or so and then put it into first gear should start the pickup. If this does not work that you have serious engine problems with that old pickup and might be inside the tramsmission problem. So let me know if this works out

AMP METER ARE WIRED BETWEEN THE ALTERNATOR AND THE STARTER SOLENOID MAIN POWER TERMINAL.LONG AS POWER GOING TO AMP METER YOUR TRUCK WILL START.NO POWER AT AMP METER CAN MORE LIKELY BE LOOSE OR CORRODED BATTERY CABLES WEAK DEAD BATTERY.

Chances are the brushes inside the starter are worn. The way a starter is wired internally, the solenoid pull in winding is taken out of service if the brushes are worn to prevent internal damage to the starter. Have the starter checked by a qualified person.

it might be your starter wire . wires can not be near the exhaust system at all.

get a Haynes Book for this truck. has step by step and some pictures. about 15 bucks at any auto parts house.

Sounds like the shifter linkage need to be adjusted. It's not fully engaging the gears.

Does the coil produce voltage? I know it has power to it, but is it throwing voltage? if so check the coil wire at the distributor. if power is reaching the distributor but not throwing spark from any plug wires, your problem is a bad rotor and or cap. Or bad wires.

some times when the dimmer switch on the floor goes bad the headlights will cut out. Try replacing the dimmer switch and the headlights should come back on. My 84 dodge had that exact problem.

Do you want to remove the rotor or the hub and all? To remove the rotor, the caliper has to be out of the way and the bracket that holds it on. The nut in the middle holds the axel into the front wheel bearing and it's a press fit. The axel can be removed and the steering Knuckle can be removed and the knuckle be put on a press to push the hub out of the bearing. This destroyes the bearing and you need to plan on new bearings. They do make a puller that can be rented at the parts store that can pull the hub. once the hub is pulled out of the bearing the rotor can be unbolted from the back side of the hub. It's best to do this work on a press as the bearing needs to be installed with out damage and it's harder to get it right with a sleigh hammer.