1986 digital Dash Issue
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1986 digital Dash Issue
I tried looking at Batee.com. but his pages are not displaying.
I turn the key on and my Bright Light Indicator and Turn Signal Indicators or on.
TS Indicators flash when i use the turn signal.
I turn the Headlights on, the BL Indicator is off if the brights are off.
The LED lighting is not working, and sometimes all of the gauges "flicker"/ 'scramble".
I just tightened the ground strap at the bell housing two weeks ago.
Any other grounds I may want to hunt down? Or do I hunt the opposite end and find a power source not connected correctly?
Thank you in advance.
I turn the key on and my Bright Light Indicator and Turn Signal Indicators or on.
TS Indicators flash when i use the turn signal.
I turn the Headlights on, the BL Indicator is off if the brights are off.
The LED lighting is not working, and sometimes all of the gauges "flicker"/ 'scramble".
I just tightened the ground strap at the bell housing two weeks ago.
Any other grounds I may want to hunt down? Or do I hunt the opposite end and find a power source not connected correctly?
Thank you in advance.
Last edited by todillinder; Jun 17, 2013 at 05:52 PM. Reason: spelling, grammer, and fat fingers
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I had an issue almost like that a month or so ago, the gauges on my dash would flicker and random bits of the LCD would light up. I traced the grounds around the cluster and found nothing wrong, but cleaned them anyways and the issue still persisted. What ended up causing the flickering LCD problem with my digital gauge cluster was the tachometer lead on the distributor had melted and it seemed as if the positive wire for the ignition coil was arcing to it, which was strange because I had no ignition problems or misfires. I got my MSD distributor warrantied and replaced the connector on the engine harness and my flickering LCD issue went away and hasn't been back since.
