Dash Electrical Problems
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Racer
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Dash Electrical Problems
Ok so my tach is not working. Its plugged in to my HEI but i get nothing on the tach. Burned out circut bord? Troubleshooting ideas and is this a do-it-yourselfer?
ALSO
I broke my dimmer switch. It will pull up my headlights but when i turn it, the **** just keeps goin so i think i broke off something turning it. Is this something i can fix myself with a little fabrication or glue? Should i just buy another?
ALSO
I broke my dimmer switch. It will pull up my headlights but when i turn it, the **** just keeps goin so i think i broke off something turning it. Is this something i can fix myself with a little fabrication or glue? Should i just buy another?
Team Owner
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Buy a new switch. Cheap at local parts stores, and not too hard to install. Post a thread when you have it and are ready to install it.
Racer
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The official Vette headlight can sometimes be hard to find.
The only real difference is the vacuum switch for the headlights.
I bought a Camaro switch and moved the vacuum switch over.
It was even cheaper and easy to find.
The only real difference is the vacuum switch for the headlights.
I bought a Camaro switch and moved the vacuum switch over.
It was even cheaper and easy to find.
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Check your tach filter first and make sure it has a good ground and the wires are connected tight.
Team Owner
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The Camaro switch was the same and cheaper? What year was this for?
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Just swap the switch out with another and see what you get. I would imagine that you wouldn't even need a Corvette switch for trouble shooting. I could be wrong (and frequently AM) but any Chevy headlight switch from the same era would probably fit. Even a C4 switch will fit so you can trouble shoot the dash lights
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If ALL your dash lights aren't working, and it's not a fuse, then I'm sticking with the switch.
Just swap the switch out with another and see what you get. I would imagine that you wouldn't even need a Corvette switch for trouble shooting. I could be wrong (and frequently AM) but any Chevy headlight switch from the same era would probably fit. Even a C4 switch will fit so you can trouble shoot the dash lights
Just swap the switch out with another and see what you get. I would imagine that you wouldn't even need a Corvette switch for trouble shooting. I could be wrong (and frequently AM) but any Chevy headlight switch from the same era would probably fit. Even a C4 switch will fit so you can trouble shoot the dash lights
Testing is your first choice. If nothing changes then return it and search for a different path.
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