Your plan might provide you a break from working inside the car, so you can experience the polar winds under the hood, but won't get you any closer to fixing the power to the warning lights, speedometer, fuel and temp gauges.
You didn't use a test light to check the power at the red/black wire, you used your DMM. You said you had continuity from in to out on the cluster, but didn't describe your methods. I'm transmitting here as clearly as I can, but the reception is very poor.
Maybe you should buy a 27mm deep socket and pull the steering wheel. Then you can trace the voltage with the cluster installed. This may be right for you. :)
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Art Benstein near Baltimore
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