Man is it ever dark and cold in here!

[BobM]

While pulling the kid out of the mud the other night, I realized that is was sure cold and dark in that 1008!
I thought that my heater core might be stopped up, but found that the T-stat was stuck wide open. I've got one ordered from NAPA, so hopefully one down. Now all I need is a dome light!

 

[Michael]

You should have a courtesy light under the dash to the left of center. It is on the wiring diagram in the TM,.

 

[Croatan_Kid]

These things don't have the door jamb switches though do they?

 

[CCATLETT1984]

nope.

 

[rizzo]

the return line on the heater core goes to the radiator. the stat will always be bypassed

 

[steelsoldiers]

If you turn the dash light rheostat, which is part of the headlight switch, all the way to the left it should turn on the under-dash light.

 

[BobM]

If you turn the dash light rheostat, which is part of the headlight switch, all the way to the left it should turn on the under-dash light.

Sorry to not answer before, but I've been changing my T-stat. That stuff they used to seal the housing was some good stuff!
Yeah, I found the courtesy light the first day. But mine is unfastened and stuck up by the heater! It's no good unless you want to see the tips of your shoes! I'm looking for a dome light. I'll probably just wire it in to that courtesy light wire.

And rizzo I agree that the heater is plumbed before the T-stat . But if the T-stat is stuck open, the water won't be warm enough to give out any heat in the cab. Even tho the return hose felt warm the other night, it wasn't HOT. And looking back, I seem to remember that with a properly working system, the hose would have been hot.

I got the T-stat installed, but when I started it, there was a leak. I reinstalled it with more permatex black on it and I will try it again tomorrow. I'm outta time today and have to go to work.
And tomorrow we are going to preview some trucks at Drexel Gardens. MAYBE I will have time before work to try the T-stat.

 

[AJMBLAZER]

I just bought one of those $6 LED stick on "push lights" at the hardware store and stuck that up on cab ceiling. Works great and with the LED's it will be forever before the couple AAA's in it drain down.

 

[Chevytruck]

i had a lamp that lasted 3 years before the batteries died in it

and it was LED lights lol

Saved me a lot in the winter when I'm dealing with snow

 

[rizzo]

i put in carboard from head light to head light and got a little bit of heat out the vents in 28 degree weather

 

[Somemedic]

Coleman camping tent light with the MEAN magnets. You can stick it to the roof as a dome light or it works well as a flash light when your changing a tire. $10 tops... no wiring req

 

[BobM]

I gots heat! I drove the truck to town and back and I had to even turn the blower off,cause it got too hot!

 

[CCATLETT1984]

i put in carboard from head light to head light and got a little bit of heat out the vents in 28 degree weather

I run dual electric fans in place of the engine driven fan (thermostatically controlled) and my truck will cook you out of the cab.

 

[BobM]

Coleman camping tent light with the MEAN magnets. You can stick it to the roof as a dome light or it works well as a flash light when your changing a tire. $10 tops... no wiring req

Any pics? And where did you buy your light? I did a search and came up with one for $16.