Dennis
Need help with '67 cluster
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Need help with '67 cluster
Guys, I'm putting back together this '67 that came to me with the dash parts in boxes.The wiring diagram shows a black wire to be the cluster ground. I cannot find a single black wire, however I do find a single large brown wire with the correct end terminal. Is the diagram wrong? Also I have an extra gray wire illumination bulb that I'm sure at this point goes to nothing. Gone over it many times and cannot find any place to plug it in. It is on the driver's side of the cluster. Everything else appears to be right.
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The cluster ground wire on a 67 comes out from the interior harness and is a single black wire with a female push on connector. There is s tab on the top center or the dash that the black wire slides into.
There are 2 bulbs, one for cig lighter and one on the ignition switch. Many times these are overlooked. Hope this helps.
There are 2 bulbs, one for cig lighter and one on the ignition switch. Many times these are overlooked. Hope this helps.
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Okay, found the black wire. BUT
There is still a large brown wire that comes out of the same harness that all the wires are in for the cluster. Same end as the cluster black ground wire.Looking at the diagram and under the dash I can't find where it goes. Also took the bracket out that exposes the brake switch. There is a large capacitor mounted close to the brake switch, one end has a black wire going to ground the other end is orange with a flat 90* end on it. I figure it goes into one of the brake switch terminals, but which one? The wiring diagram does not show this capacitor.
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Also took the bracket out that exposes the brake switch. There is a large capacitor mounted close to the brake switch, one end has a black wire going to ground the other end is orange with a flat 90* end on it. I figure it goes into one of the brake switch terminals, but which one? The wiring diagram does not show this capacitor.
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The brown wire goes to the radio capacitor on the back of the cluster, if you have a radio. If you don't have a radio, it goes nowhere. It is hot with the ignition switch on, so don't connect it to anything but the capacitor. Also. as babbah suggested , your extra gray wire may go to the ignition switch or the cigar lighter. Picture below.
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The brown wire goes to the radio capacitor on the back of the cluster, if you have a radio. If you don't have a radio, it goes nowhere. It is hot with the ignition switch on, so don't connect it to anything but the capacitor. Also. as babbah suggested , your extra gray wire may go to the ignition switch or the cigar lighter. Picture below.
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Hope these help.
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Thanks to all of you so much.
I see now.You are right the last illumination bulb should go to the ignition switch. However the replacement switch did NOT have the cavity to hold the bulb, and it came from Ecklers. There was no capacitor on the cluster anywhere for the brown wire. What is the effect if there is not one? It does have a radio.
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I see now.You are right the last illumination bulb should go to the ignition switch. However the replacement switch did NOT have the cavity to hold the bulb, and it came from Ecklers. There was no capacitor on the cluster anywhere for the brown wire. What is the effect if there is not one? It does have a radio.
Perhaps others who have found a "work around" for this issue will chime in.
Regarding the brown wire to the radio capacitor, my car does not have the capacitor and the only ill effect might be a little noise in the radio. As I recall, that wire is hot all the time so you m might want to put some tape over the connector if you are not going to track down a capacitor. The pg below if rom the AIM for my '65.
Dave Z
