V8 instrument cluster

[Buchholz, Steven]

Have you run the diagnostics on the IC?  It might help you track the problem
down.  

If I were in your shoes I think that I would begin by removing and
disassembling the IC you now have and reassemble using DeoxIt (or equiv) on
every one of the contact pins as you reassemble.  This is what I plan to do
with the IC in my car to take a shot at resolving the range display
funkiness on my car.  The IC is actually very easily disassembled ... and
there are a lot of electrical connectors that can go bad in there ...

BTW, if anyone knows about the availability of an IC from a 5-speed I would
definitely appreciate hearing about it ... TIA!

HTH!
Steve Buchholz
San Jose, CA (USA)

> Has anyone fussed with the autocheck section of a V8 IC? It appears I
> have a problem in there - within 30 seconds of startup I get a 'low
> coolant/high temperature' warning. I read out all 3 sensors 
> at from the
> back of the cluster (350 ohms/350 ohms/zero ohms) and locally so I am
> reasonably certain its a cluster problem. Its not the voltage
> stabilizer, as oil temp/pressure and coolant temp are all good/normal
> readings.