dieseldude:

couple of thoughts

1) the idea to solder a jumper is phenom. i've done it twice with great results

2) when you have the cluster out, paint the housing area (where the bulbs go) white as it dims to yellow over the years. this will produce a 30% brighter dash presentation. this has been noted several times on this forum.

3) i had to create a separate ground on my '83 before anything would work on the dash. as it was, something was keeping the metal edge from grounding on the car. took an extra wire and presto, everything worked.

dieseldon

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