No gauge lights!
#1
No gauge lights!
Hi all, had my Cutlass out for the first time after dark tonight and found out that I have no gauge illumination! All the other lights work - turn signal, hi beam, park brake etc, just no gauges. Before I start pulling the dash to bits, any ideas on this?
Anth
Anth
#7
The '72 has a separate small INST LPS 4A fuse that feeds the dash lights. Its power comes off the TAIL fuse. I guess you have a 73 and it could have one too.
Check it with a meter or replace it. The former is ideal. Looking at does not tell you it is good.
Jiggle the rheostat **** to see if you get a flicker. The rheostats do go bad (and mine is starting to do so)...
Check it with a meter or replace it. The former is ideal. Looking at does not tell you it is good.
Jiggle the rheostat **** to see if you get a flicker. The rheostats do go bad (and mine is starting to do so)...
#8
I had the exact same problem on my '73 wagon. Turned out to be the headlight switch. The rheostat that dims the lights, which is just a coiled spring bent into a circle, was broken on one end, so no current was passing through it. Replaced the headlight switch, which does require pulling the dash, but thankfully not to "bits," and, voila, gauge and dash lights.
#12
Ya got me. I hope it wasn't too expensive.
When you get the new one, have a close look at it and locate the **** release button.
Once you know where it is and what it feels like, remember that you have to fully depress the button FIRST, then pull the **** all the way out. If you pull the **** first, it won't come out.
- Eric
When you get the new one, have a close look at it and locate the **** release button.
Once you know where it is and what it feels like, remember that you have to fully depress the button FIRST, then pull the **** all the way out. If you pull the **** first, it won't come out.
- Eric
Last edited by MDchanic; August 30th, 2013 at 03:58 PM.
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