 Lost my guage lights, Need help in tracking down the problem |
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| mzapisek |
 Aug 30 2005, 11:27 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 10-June 04 From: Syracuse, NY Member No.: 2,188 Region Association: North East States 
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I have a '73 1.7 with only 22k original miles. Bought it from the second owner who had stored it for over 20 years. Brakes, clutch and a tune-up were all it took to make this car look and run like new.
Installed a center console last week and must have shorted something out in the process of pulling the wire harness from the back of the console. The lights for the center console as well as the main guage cluster no longer work. If I run a lead directly to the guages on the center console each will light up. Checked the fuses, etc. with no luck. Would appreciate any help in correcting the problem. |
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| double-a |
Aug 30 2005, 11:33 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 987 Joined: 15-September 03 From: vancouver, wa, usa Member No.: 1,162 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
i am not nearly so wise as others here, and can only offer uneducated guesses. so instead i'll post this:
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| lapuwali |
Aug 30 2005, 11:46 AM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743  |
Gauge lights are the black/blue wires, which come straight off the headlight switch. Note that one terminal on the headlight switch has a black/blue wire AND a gray wire on it, and that's not the one you want. The gauge lights share fused power with many things, so it's unlikely to be a fuse unless a lot of things stopped working. More likely, you pulled a wire off or broke one.
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| mzapisek |
Aug 30 2005, 12:42 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 10-June 04 From: Syracuse, NY Member No.: 2,188 Region Association: North East States
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Thanks. I'll take a look tonight.
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