Trying to diagnose a problem for a friend
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Trying to diagnose a problem for a friend
This is what he says the problem is
Pretty sure my leftmost Amber light is my Check Engine light, as that commonly lights when the car is cold and first started, when the engine is idling very fast and likely running rich.
After a bit when I kick the accelerator and the idle drops then the Amber light goes out.
Still unsure of my lower red light however. It is concerning to drive it with that on as I know red is generally bad news.
and this is one of two red lights he has on the dash, the other which is not lit, being for the brakes that he had on when he first bought the car
which resulted in him having the brake master cylinder replaced
and The car is a 1981 with a modded gauge cluster so we're not sure what this light, the red light that's lit could be, and I think its a Stewart Warner gauge cluster.
and we cant find the wiring diagram for it.
Pretty sure my leftmost Amber light is my Check Engine light, as that commonly lights when the car is cold and first started, when the engine is idling very fast and likely running rich.
After a bit when I kick the accelerator and the idle drops then the Amber light goes out.
Still unsure of my lower red light however. It is concerning to drive it with that on as I know red is generally bad news.
and this is one of two red lights he has on the dash, the other which is not lit, being for the brakes that he had on when he first bought the car
which resulted in him having the brake master cylinder replaced
and The car is a 1981 with a modded gauge cluster so we're not sure what this light, the red light that's lit could be, and I think its a Stewart Warner gauge cluster.
and we cant find the wiring diagram for it.
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From: Chesapeake Virginia
your best bet would be to pull the cluster out and see if you can figure out what color wire goes to that light, then we can use a diagram to track it down. working on modded cars is always fun, ISN'T it ????
