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Old Jul 19, 2023 | 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Machomur
On mine the dash lights each have their own socket that plugs into that board and draws its power from the board, no wire attached to the socket. There are a few studs with nuts that we put a wire on and ran it a ground. It’s not factory but it worked.
My dash is set up the same way. I’ll give that a shot today.
 
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Old Jul 19, 2023 | 02:20 PM
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Let me know how it works.
 
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Old Jul 19, 2023 | 04:38 PM
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have you also checked the dash light fuse? also test for power at the fuse but make sure the headlight switch is on. this will tell you if power is making it this far or if you possibly have a bad headlight switch.

 
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Old Jul 19, 2023 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by crazzywolfie
have you also checked the dash light fuse? also test for power at the fuse but make sure the headlight switch is on. this will tell you if power is making it this far or if you possibly have a bad headlight switch.
All fuses are good. Looks like Cavity #2?
 
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Old Jul 19, 2023 | 04:49 PM
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ya. it should be a 3 amp fuse. power come from the switch to the fuse panel then out to all the lights in the dash. it is possibly the potentiometer has gone bad


 
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Old Jul 19, 2023 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by crazzywolfie
ya. it should be a 3 amp fuse. power come from the switch to the fuse panel then out to all the lights in the dash. it is possibly the potentiometer has gone bad
It seems I have a Cavity 14 where your diagram shows none. Cavity 2 for me lists Windows and has a 20 AMP fuse.


 
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Old Jul 19, 2023 | 05:00 PM
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purple fuse at top. instrument panel lights fuse. looks like 87 they changed that to this. i got this listed as 88/89

 
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Old Jul 19, 2023 | 05:10 PM
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Zero volts to the instrument panel fuse!
 
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Old Jul 19, 2023 | 05:16 PM
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would that happen to be a broken wire in the picture you posted? if so is there power at it that varies based on the rotation of the headlight switch
 
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Old Jul 19, 2023 | 05:29 PM
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Not a wire, just a stranded piece of tape from years gone by. The two wires underneath Cavity 14 look like they’re in the appropriate spot.
 
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