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Old Mar 9, 2020 | 10:01 AM
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New circuit board, low fuel light, clock, and lights work. Other gauges don't cleaned main ground and replaced negative battery cable. Cleaned ground on drivers side pillar. Any suggestions?
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New circuit board, low fuel light, clock, and lights work. Other gauges don't cleaned main ground and replaced negative battery cable. Cleaned ground on drivers side pillar. Any suggestions?
Check the "GAUGES" fuse. It's top-center in the fuse box. Difficult to see and even more difficult to access.
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I will check the fuse but I think it is ok unless I shorted something out when putting the cluster back in. Thanks,
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Originally Posted by SwampeastMike
Check the "GAUGES" fuse. It's top-center in the fuse box. Difficult to see and even more difficult to access.
That fuse is a bitch to get to.
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Fuse was good but there is some corrosion on one contact. Didn’t have a fille smalle enough to clean. It will do it tomorrow. It’s a lot easier to get to with a/c duct removed
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Seriously
I purchased these on eBay to pull the fuses out of my '81. Works well on the circuit breakers also. I guess it could be used for other things too?
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It;s still a pain to access--let alone clean--with the entire dash removed!
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I’ve been through so much with this restore this is just a bump in the road!
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Originally Posted by Street Rat
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I purchased these on eBay to pull the fuses out of my '81. Works well on the circuit breakers also. I guess it could be used for other things too?
I don't think I want to know what those "other things" it might be used for are.
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Originally Posted by SwampeastMike
Check the "GAUGES" fuse. It's top-center in the fuse box. Difficult to see and even more difficult to access.
Fusewas good but there was corrosion on one of the contacts. Cleaned it and all work now except temp but that’s a broken connector on the sender. Have a replacement on the way!
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