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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 07:48 PM
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Put the 93 in the garage for a couple days, went out to start it and the digital display lights up but is blank.....could this be a fuse or something else simple?
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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 09:08 PM
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Anyone? Certainly this has happened to someone in addition to me
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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 09:24 PM
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Put the 93 in the garage for a couple days, went out to start it and the digital display lights up but is blank.....could this be a fuse or something else simple?
Wishful thinking. Obviously it is getting power or it would not light up. Either the connector has come off somewhere or the LCD is shot either way it will be a pita and you will need the FSM to trouble shoot it.You can try pulling codes and see if anything is there to help.
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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 09:28 PM
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I'm no expert, but I was at a highline dealer adjacent to a shop where i was waiting on another car recently, killing time, eyeing a black rose 93 coupe, and they had the seat out for some reason, and I inquired about the mileage--the display came up blank orange, BUT, 10 minutes later it was normal. FYI
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Wishful thinking. Obviously it is getting power or it would not light up. Either the connector has come off somewhere or the LCD is shot either way it will be a pita and you will need the FSM to trouble shoot it.You can try pulling codes and see if anything is there to help.
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Well, I slapped the top of the dash a few times and it came back on....guess the diagnosis is a loose connection (somewhere}
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Well, I slapped the top of the dash a few times and it came back on....guess the diagnosis is a loose connection (somewhere}

You can pull it and find out where. Probably where it plugs into the display.Worst case it could be a cold solder joint but I doubt that since it has been working this long. Or you can bang it every so often
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Well, I slapped the top of the dash a few times and it came back on....guess the diagnosis is a loose connection (somewhere}
This is going to work for a while, but it will eventually give out. Had to send mine to Southern Electronics for a repair. 335 bucks later, it works.

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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 09:31 PM
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I have the same problem now and then with my 93. I tap on the dash a couple of times and it comes back.
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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 12:03 AM
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I had the same problem with my 91 LCD.

Found this article in the Tech Tips Archives....

https://www.corvetteforum.com/techti...=253&TopicID=2

Checked my LCD pins and found a few loose/worn sockets in the connector. With the help of some small gauge copper wire, I was able to "double pin" the worn ones.

It took a couple of hours, but...No more slapping the dash....
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