Hi I have a 67 olds f-85 and the problem I have is on my printed circuit board the copper pins rotted off will a printed circuit board from a 442 work if not how can I fix this problem any help would be appreciated

 

Here's how I fixed my problem with the pins that were loose or fell off my '68. Assuming we are talking about the same kind of pins, the insides of those pins are hollow. What I did was take a small, fine thread screw (that you can buy at any hobby shop) and force-threaded it from the back side of the printed circuit board and into the pin. As I recall, the screws I used were 2mm in size. You have to be very careful as you self-thread the screws into the loose/broken off pins to ensure the screw goes straight into the pin. When I got done, the pins were snug to the circuit board and everything worked as it should.

I suspect that a printed circuit board from a Cutlass or 4-4-2 would also work, just as long as what you take the board from is the same as what you have (i.e., a ciruit board for factory gauges is different that one from idiot lights so that won't work).

Pins coming loose are a common problem with those circuit boards. Other people have used various methods, such as re-soldering the pins to the board, but I'm not good with a soldering iron and I would most likely ruin any board that I tried with the soldering method!

Randy C.

 

Thanks for your useful input!

dave

 

That worked well for me. The key is to be very, very patient while doing the procedure. I haven't had anything fail in the last 5 years since I did it.

Randy C.