Re: '86 5kcstq - Dashboard / Instrument Panel

[ti@amb.org (Ti Kan)]

PKenlan@aol.com writes:
> 1.  Instrument panel backlighting -
> The backlighting on the instrument panel is "intermittent" at best.  It will
> _usually_ come on for the first few minutes when I turn on the headlights, but
> hitting any dips or bumps in the road will make the illumination shut off.
> The turn signals and high-beam light work fine...

Failing bulbs can cause this.  Try giving the top of your dashboard
a whack and see if the illumination would come on.  The fix is to replace
the bulbs.

> 2.  Clock -
> Admittedly a minor problem...  The clock in the dashboard is blank.  It will
> display the time if one of the buttons is pressed, but no current flows to the
> clock unless a button is pressed down i.e. it does not keep time unless a
> button is held down.  Any ideas?

Bad switch contact?

-Ti

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