[Motornoggin]

My dash lights aren't working. The fuse is fine (replaced it a few times to make sure). The headlight switch is fine also, I get good voltage through the dash light circuit when tested. I can jump the dash light wire directly to ground (all done at the headlight switch) when the switch is on. I get a small arc and the dash lights will come on and work fine for a few hours to a few days, but they will eventually go out. All the bulbs are good. It seems like a poor connection somewhere, but I can't isolate it. Plus it is a royal PITA to get at the printed circuit ribbon behind the dash. What do you think is going on here? Why do they come on for a while when I jump the supply wires? Everything else seems to work just fine.

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[Motornoggin]

My dash lights aren't working. The fuse is fine (replaced it a few times to make sure). The headlight switch is fine also, I get good voltage through the dash light circuit when tested. I can jump the dash light wire directly to ground (all done at the headlight switch) when the switch is on. I get a small arc and the dash lights will come on and work fine for a few hours to a few days, but they will eventually go out. All the bulbs are good. It seems like a poor connection somewhere, but I can't isolate it. Plus it is a royal PITA to get at the printed circuit ribbon behind the dash. What do you think is going on here? Why do they come on for a while when I jump the supply wires? Everything else seems to work just fine.

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[Brian Baker]

In the telephone business, we call this a "swinging open". Tale the dash insert out and pull the gauge cluster out to get better access to teh printed circuit board. The problem is probably there.

[Motornoggin]

Damn you Baker! [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] I knew someone was going to say I had to tear it all apart! Heck, I knew I was going to have to tear it apart. I was just having delusions of grandure and a massive bout wishful thinking, hoping that there was some magic way to fix this without taking it apart. No big deal, I'll look into it. Thanks for the reply!

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[Brian Baker]

Sheeeeeit, it's not that hard. You pull the dash insert out, and then the gauge cluster. None of this involves crawling under the dash (which for me is difficult).

[Rick Lightfoot]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Brian Baker:
None of this involves crawling under the dash (which for me is difficult).

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Can't imagine why THAT would be.. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]

[Brian Baker]

It never used to be, until back surgery nearly 3 years ago AND gaining back all the weight I lost after said surgery. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]