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Old Jun 16, 2013 | 05:52 PM
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Need a little wiring assistance

Here's the deal. My old steering column was toast, tons of play in everything and the ignition didn't really work. I bought a rebuilt column from steeringcolumnsgalore.com, and it is a nice unit. However, I ran into one issue. The wiring from my truck is different than the wiring on the new column, AND the factory service manual. Here are some pictures to try and help me explain.

This is the plug off of the OLD column.





This is what it plugs into-



This is the plug off of the NEW column.



Here is what the FSM says





This is for the cruise control. What can i do about this?
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Old Jun 17, 2013 | 07:19 PM
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Any ideas?
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Old Jun 17, 2013 | 07:54 PM
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At the risk of being accused of being offensive........

It looks like your options are
1. Grab both diagrams and compare them, and come up with a splicing fix.

2. Pay some brainiac $100 an hour to do it for you.
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Old Jun 17, 2013 | 08:01 PM
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your new column cruise looks the same as the one that's in my 88 1/2 ton if that helps any
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Old Jun 17, 2013 | 09:54 PM
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Yea, thats what i was planning, i just didn't know if anybody had any insight as to where the wires in the old plug go and what they control. I had a feeling it was the older 89 cruise plug.
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Old Jun 17, 2013 | 10:05 PM
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Your old connector and wiring don't look like factory Dodge stuff to me. Could it possibly be aftermarket cruise that somebody has added to your truck?
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