Fuel tank cleaner and electricals

[Brady Moffatt]

Uh-oh, sounds like your headlight switch is flaking out. Have you checked to
see if your parking lights still work?

The switch melts over time since it has full headlight and parking light
current running through it. Regardless of whether this turns out to be your
problem, I suggest you relay the parking lights and headlights. Bonus side
effect: better lighting at night!

Cheers, Brady
urq, 4kq, Z
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-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Matt Suffern

After the advice concerning my fuel issues, I decided to clean out the tank.
I wish I could have just dropped it off someplace, but apparently the
environmental regulations in this neck of the woods make it quite expensive
to have it cleaned professionally ($150-$200).  So I bought a three-step
"fuel tank cleaning kit" from POR-15 and have happy with it so far.  $50 and
you get two bottles of Marine Clean, one of Metal Ready, tank sealer, and
fuel stabilizer, not to mention a well-illustrated instruction booklet.
Does up to a 25 gal. fuel tank.

My dash wiring is giving me grief, though.  My instrument cluster or dash
illumination won't come on when I turn the headlight knob.  I pulled off the
instrument cluster and cleaned up as many of the grounds as I could find on
the back of the panel, but it still doesn't come on.  I've checked all the
wires behind the cluster and nothing seems to be loose or frayed.  Anyone
had a similar problem?  What fixed it?

Thanks, all.

Matt
'86 4kq
Chapel Hill, NC