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Old 01-19-2010, 12:43 PM
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#1. The following wasn't working on the dash: The odometer, the clock and the dash lights. I popped out the dash to fix the odometer and the rheostat. Well, it turns out there is no rheostat. Just a wire connecting the two pins the rheostat connects to. I checked the resistance between the pin and I got zero. So I'm guessing the wire is good. Any clue where to look next?
Solder a new wire in place of the old wire to see if the lights come back on. I always have my rheostat on high anyways so having one really isn't crucial.

This is a write-up on vacuum leak isolation. A different model than yours, but it will most likely be helpful- http://www.peachparts.com/Wikka/M103VacuumLeak

There are many more DIY articles on this page- http://www.peachparts.com/Wikka/DoItYourSelf


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