Re: 200tq fixed :)

[Robert Myers <rmyers@wvit.wvnet.edu>]

Hey, Y'all,

I verify the treatment for the flaky radio/check display.  In fact, I may
have been the one who reported it first.  The problem is corroded and/or
dirty electrical contacts.  Pull the instrument cluster (IC), remove a
couple of screws, open the hinged IC back, clean the newly exposed connector
pins with a pencil eraser, open and close the back several times to help
clean the female portions of the connectors, close it up and reinstall the
IC.  It's a half hour or less fix.  The bulk of your time will be pulling
and replacing the IC.

At 07:04 AM 6/13/96 -0700, you wrote:
>On Jun 13,  8:49am, Andrew Duane USG/PE wrote:
>> Subject: Re: 200tq fixed :)
>> Hairy green toads from Mars made SOP8920@Siena.edu say:
>[...]
>> Mine does that, as do half the displays on this list.
>
>	No kidding ..
>>
>> Mike LaRosa has fixed his, and claims it's pretty easy: pop the
>> dashboard cluster and remove/clean/reinstall the plug for the display.
>>
>> I really gotta get it done some day....
>
>	Me too, but I'm pretty sure I'll never get around to it. I can
>	barely keep up on the little problems in the old '85 ..
>
>	-Arun
>	'91 200Q
>	'85 5KT
>
>--
>Arun Rao
>Scientist
>Pixar Animation Studios
>1001 W. Cutting Blvd.
>Pt. Richmond, CA 94804
>(510)215-3526
>
>
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   Bob
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