Wanted: circuit board for my 1969 4 speed or who may refurbish mine.

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Old March 28th, 2018, 06:42 PM
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Wanted: circuit board for my 1969 4 speed or who may refurbish mine.

Looking for advice and/or purchase...my gas gauge & oil pressure gauge suddenly went out at the same time. My friend who is helping me is convinced it's a faulty circuit board. I was surprised to find they were not reproduced specifically for Olds 69 442's. (Aren't they reproduced for say a 69 ChevelleSS?)
Anyhow, my car is a 4 speed console, Am radio, no a/c, w/gauge package.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Old March 28th, 2018, 07:32 PM
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Try Scott. He may be able to help.

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Old March 28th, 2018, 07:49 PM
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Nice car! Hope you get it sorted out.
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Old March 28th, 2018, 09:50 PM
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Circuit boards usually don't just go bad all of a sudden. It takes a major jolt or power surge to break or burn a trace. In almost every case, a board with a broken trace can be repaired. First thing to check is that the large round plug on the back is securely seated.
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Old March 29th, 2018, 04:56 AM
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Look up miles71 69 convertible thread he recently documented some repairs to the board on one of his gauges. Loose pins very common on the 68-72 a bodies
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Old March 29th, 2018, 04:59 AM
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Old March 29th, 2018, 06:43 PM
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Most likely there are a few pins loose or broken off the board. I pulled one pin loose (and part of the circuit board trace with it) unplugging the connector from my Rally Pac. If your even the slightest bit comfortable with a soldering iron you can easily repair it. I removed all the pins (there were several loose) and replaced them with very small screws. I found the perfect size at a hobby shop. I fixed the broken circuit board trace with some small gauge wire. Or, as suggested, call Scott
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Old March 30th, 2018, 05:07 AM
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Originally Posted by pops1958
Looking for advice and/or purchase...my gas gauge & oil pressure gauge suddenly went out at the same time. My friend who is helping me is convinced it's a faulty circuit board.
It sounds like your friend is just guessing it's the circuit board, unless there are broken pins or visible evidence of bad circuit traces. When multiple systems fail at the same time you need to look for what they have in common. I would check for bad ground connections first before dissecting your gauge units. Here's a page from the assembly manual that shows the grounding straps for the gauge units. You can test for bad grounds by making your own ground wire to bypass the dash straps to a known good grounding point. I hope this helps.

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Old April 4th, 2018, 07:02 AM
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Classic-olds is the greatest! I have followed all the collective wisdom and believe the problem is solved..loose pins, not the cardboard. I have had it repaired by someone on this site. Thanks to all!
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