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Lady72nRob71 · 05-07-2008, 05:22 AM

Okay, I totally forgot about the fuse for the instrument lights.
I looked at the manual last night...

The gray wire from the dimmable lights go to a 4 amp fuse in the fuse block. The wire from the other side of that fuse is dark green and goes to the light switch rheostat. Trace these back to the light switch with a volt meter.

Check that 4 amp fuse in the fuse block. If it is bad, replace it. If good, make sure it is 4 amp. If larger than 4 amp, I would suspect the previous owners blew the fuse, upped it, then blew the rheostat. If the latter, the light switch needs a changing...

05-07-2008, 05:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
Lady72nRob71 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 204	Correction on my last post Okay, I totally forgot about the fuse for the instrument lights. I looked at the manual last night... The gray wire from the dimmable lights go to a 4 amp fuse in the fuse block. The wire from the other side of that fuse is dark green and goes to the light switch rheostat. Trace these back to the light switch with a volt meter. Check that 4 amp fuse in the fuse block. If it is bad, replace it. If good, make sure it is 4 amp. If larger than 4 amp, I would suspect the previous owners blew the fuse, upped it, then blew the rheostat. If the latter, the light switch needs a changing... __________________ -Rob Young 1972 Cutlass Supreme Convertible (442 clone) -"Lady" (My mistress...) http://www.flickr.com/photos/robsalbum/sets/ 1986 Cutlass Supreme Coupe - "Pristine" 1978 Ford (Old Faithful) a.k.a. "the Tramp" 1997 Cadillac STS (for sale - too many cars!) 1999 Harley Davidson Sportster - "the Freedom Machine"