RPM gauge warning light

From : aylisha

Q: i just got a 94 dakota 4x4 5sp v8 and it didnt come with a users manual...i am getting a warning light i think in the rpm gauge at random times. it is an orangish/yellowish triangle with the point pointing up to the rpms and it comes on without any pattern i can discern. at first i thought it meant you can shift now as it would pop up when rpms got a little high esp in low gears but i tried purposefully letting them get high sometimes and the light wouldnt come on. or conversely letting them drop low and it would come on sometimes and not others... is this a true warning light ie something in the engine is wrong or is it a help light ie it is telling me to shift or something else and what is it telling me or warning me about also was running low on oil and wondered if it needed a certain weight oil or just 10/30 another side note it came with a pioneer xm satelite radio and no manual to go with the radio..anyone here have anything like that i cant get any local radio stations the cd player works great though and the truck has an awesome sound system... and i dont know if i have to sign up for xm or if there is a way to get it back onto the antenna i also cant get the clock set...sigh... great truck though otherwise thanks for any help! nat .

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From : christopher thompson

i just got a 94 dakota 4x4 5sp v8 and it didnt come with a users manual...i am getting a warning light i think in the rpm gauge at random times. it is an orangish/yellowish triangle with the point pointing up to the rpms and it comes on without any pattern i can discern. at first i thought it meant you can shift now as it would pop up when rpms got a little high esp in low gears but i tried purposefully letting them get high sometimes and the light wouldnt come on. or conversely letting them drop low and it would come on sometimes and not others... is this a true warning light ie something in the engine is wrong or is it a help light ie it is telling me to shift or something else and what is it telling me or warning me about also was running low on oil and wondered if it needed a certain weight oil or just 10/30 another side note it came with a pioneer xm satelite radio and no manual to go with the radio..anyone here have anything like that i cant get any local radio stations the cd player works great though and the truck has an awesome sound system... and i dont know if i have to sign up for xm or if there is a way to get it back onto the antenna i also cant get the clock set...sigh... great truck though otherwise thanks for any help! nat if i recall correctly its a shift indicator i dont know what its watching before it get commanded on if its solely rpm or a mirrad of other items. i had a jeep comanche that had a simmular light and i only seen it come on a few occasions. as for the wieght oil i would use 10/30 most likely -- -chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd real trucks dont need spark plugs .

From : tom lawrence

is this a true warning light ie something in the engine is wrong or is it a help light ie it is telling me to shift or something else and what is it telling me or warning me about nope - its just a shift indicator and not a very good one either. you can safely ignore it. also was running low on oil and wondered if it needed a certain weight oil or just 10/30 10w30 is fine another side note it came with a pioneer xm satelite radio and no manual to go with the radio..anyone here have anything like that you can most likely find the owners manual here http//www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/v3/pg/older/models/support/0207631007033500.html .

From : aylisha

thanks for the help and i am taping over the stupid light it is driving me nuts getting oil and am going to go look and see what model my radio is... nat .

From : carolina watercraft works

i took the bulb out of mine the day after i got it. 2001 2500 qc. -- ------------------------------------------ laszlo almasi ----cool toys formerly carolina watercraft works ----mack daddy trailers ----ice angels thanks for the help and i am taping over the stupid light it is driving me nuts getting oil and am going to go look and see what model my radio is... nat .