 Gauge Lighting Just Quit Working, Any ideas what it could be? |
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| vesnyder |
 Mar 18 2006, 10:05 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 680 Joined: 14-April 05 From: Cleveland, OH Member No.: 3,933  |
OK, ny upgrade was going well, but I've run into some issue - one is that my interior gauge lights just quit working? The weird this is that I have some console lights that take the feed from the middle console ( for the heater indicator) and they are out as well? The fuses seem to all be OK - there isnt't a relay that controls these, is there? Any chance that the light switch has gone bad so that it turns off the gauge lights? Any ideas are appreciated!
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| Toast |
Mar 18 2006, 10:21 PM
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Not bad for carrying sway bars. Group: Members Posts: 3,377 Joined: 20-January 04 From: Las Vegas Member No.: 1,580 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I would replace the fuses anyway, clean the contacts and check the wiring going to those fuses to make sure they are secure.
Sounds like a fuse issue to me. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif) |
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| Rand |
Mar 19 2006, 01:00 AM
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Cross Member Group: Members Posts: 7,409 Joined: 8-February 05 From: OR Member No.: 3,573 Region Association: None |
Seem to be ok? I'm sure this is just semantics and no guesswork is involved... But just in case you are not absolutely certain the fuses are good, be sure and test with a ohmmeter/continuity tester. |
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| drive-ability |
Mar 19 2006, 01:18 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,169 Joined: 18-March 05 From: Orange County, California Member No.: 3,782 |
Just like most older systems there is a rheostat in-bedded in the headlight switch. They are parts which move against each-other and tend to degrade. If you can get behind the switch and probe the circuits with a test light, one should while probed via the test light brighten and dim as the dash gages do. If you can't find one which acts like that the switch is likely skewed. Of course if you have a wiring diagram you would know the correct circuit to test first. Much easier said than done. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif)
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