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Well, the problem was finally fixed! After driving to the dealership, two states away, I pulled the doghouse off and immediately saw where two ground wires were attached to a bolt, and that bolt was NOT tightened down! I took it off, cleaned up the terminals and the place on the engine block...

I’m afraid I don’t know much about Chevrolets and Fords. It does seem that the Dodge vans from the early 90s to the early 2000s all have computers that have a tendency to fail, unfortunately. Also similar dodge vehicles, like the journey and jeeps. You can find a lot of stuff online about people...

Well, I've put a TON of work into this van, so I don't want to just give up! Aside from the front end replacement, I also replaced the rear leaf springs myself, did a front end rebuild eight years ago, did a LOT of painting with Rust Bullet, rewired the interior lights, replaced the 3-way frig...

Yeah, electrical issues are a pain, for sure! I bought the van in Texas, but then moved to the Midwest. I drove it a lot in Chicago winters, and about ten years ago discovered that the front end was horribly rusted out. I did the best I could to clean it up, paint it with rust proofing paint...

I've thought about the wiring harness. I know the part number for the engine harness, and can find used ones online. It comes with the transmission harness as well, but NOT the instrument cluster harness nor the body harness. The Dodge parts guy said it was unlikely that the other two would...

One of the connectors is ALREADY held in place with a zip-tie. I guess I could put on zip-ties on the other two. I looked for ground wires, and found one to the alternator and also to the body. Don't remember seeing one of the back of the cylinder heads, but I could easily have missed that...

Sure hope someone has some good ideas! I own a 1999 Dodge 190V that I bought new. Two years ago I got the dreaded "no bus" error in the odometer. After the dealership gave up, I suggested they put in a refurbished computer from Mopar. That seemed to solve the problem. This summer I had an...