John,
The thing I noticed when I took the cluster out of my '69 was that
each bulb is grounded to the metal chassis of the cluster, and that in
turn needs to be grounded to (I think I remember) a bracket on the
headlight switch. I think that if all of them aren't working, you
should look to make sure the back of the cluster is properly grounded.
I'm not sure how hard it is to get to with everything in place (mine is
still apart), but you might be able to see if something is
disconnected. If nothing else you can 'jumper' a ground from the
interior to the back of the gauges to see if that might be the problem.
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Shawn Price
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On Aug 30, 2005, at 6:08 PM, John Nasta wrote:
I still haven't driven the El Camino at night but I did do a quick
test of
tuning on the headlights, and the dash lights did not come on. The
courtesy/lighter circuit is now working, and I assume these bulbs are
on
that circuit. I also assume that they should have come on even though
the
ignition switch was in the off position. I don't have any blown fuses,
so I
guess the next thing to look at is the bulbs.
I have heard in the past that it is a big pain to change these bulbs.
Is it
worthwhile to drop the steering column and instrument carrier and go
in from
the top, or do most of you guys reach up from underneath? Any other
tips?
Thanks,
John Nasta
