High beams,oil leak, dash problem
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High beams,oil leak, dash problem
Hello All, I just bought a 1993 LT1 in beutiful condition (will post pictures soon). But like all used cars it does have a couple of small issues. First the high beams do not work. Pass everything else at DMV except that. When I pull on the lever I feel nothing. Should I replace the lever, is the switch itself in the lever or the steering collum? I also have a small oil leak coming from near the firewall. Does anyone have experiance with this type of leak. Can't really see where it is coming from. And finaly the last little problem is the dash lights and the LCD speedometer screen gets dim sometimes. I have played with the dimmer switch to see if I can duplicate the problem, but have not been able to. Any help would be great. Thanks
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From: No Opti Here Tn
St. Jude Donor '06
High beam sounds like the switch
Get a service manual. Best investment you can make
It will have detailed instructions on how to replace the switch
Good luck and welcome
Get a service manual. Best investment you can make
It will have detailed instructions on how to replace the switch
Good luck and welcome
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From: 1992 LT1 6 speed Cayman Islands
The dash speedo light dims automatically depending on how much light the sensor sees. More interior sunlight light = Brighter, Less interior sunlight = Dimmer.
The sensor is licated on the DIC ? Fuel ?Milage button panel. It is a small hole about the size of a pencil erasor. If this lens is durty you will get the dash dimming when there is plenty of light inside the car making it difficult to read the speedo. Try cleaning this sensor with a q-Tip.
The sensor is licated on the DIC ? Fuel ?Milage button panel. It is a small hole about the size of a pencil erasor. If this lens is durty you will get the dash dimming when there is plenty of light inside the car making it difficult to read the speedo. Try cleaning this sensor with a q-Tip.
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Thanks for the help so far, but
Thanks for the help so far guys. I have ordered a tech manual from e-bay. It is not here yet. I took the cover off the steering colum and can see that the high beam switch is operational, but the striker that operates the switch fell off. I tried to figure out how the striker goes on but have not been able to yet (hard to stay upside down for long under the dash). Does anybody know exactly how this part goes or can e-mail me the page from the manual. Thanks
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