Just wanted to post a follow-up to this.
Found two problems. First; when I had the radio replaced, it would appear that the installer drove a screw through a mounting bracket into part of the wiring harnes that goes up to the connector on top of the instrument cluster. I fixed the wires, and haven't had the problem with the idiot lights or guages since. Second; and I think this was a seperate problem, is the odometer/trip/reset button switch mounted inside the instrument cluster, I used electronics spray cleaner and a lot of black crude came out of it for such a small switch. I haven't had any problems with the odometer flickering or going out completely. Also, the odometer has resumed counting miles driven.
Hope this helps someone else...