Here we go with the top vs bottom reply again.
In any event, is it not sort of the standard fix now to install some
led's in place of the bulbs in the instrument panel to brighten it up?
I have yet to do it but that was my ultimate plan.
Randy
On 23/11/2011 10:46 AM, Craig wrote:
On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:26:55 -0500 "Allan Streib"<str...@cs.indiana.edu>
wrote:
A couple of odd behaviors have been noticed,
a) The "reserve" indicator on the fuel gauge glows dimly at all times.
b) When the door is open, stepping on the brakes cause the warning
buzzer to sound. Activating the turn signals causes the buzzer to
sound in time with the signal flashing. Neither happens when the
door is closed.
c) Opening the front doors does not light the front interior light,
though the light works using its switch.
d) Dash illumination works, but trying to adjust the brightness causes
it to go dark. Fiddling with the brightness control I can get it to
light up again.
I'm thinking a) and b) are signs of bad grounds. Maybe c) as well.
Yes.
d) sounds like dirty rheostat, is this something that can be cleaned
e.g. with DeOxIt?
It's worth a try while you have the instrument cluster out to fix the
grounds. I recall reading that people with W123s typically put a jumper
wire across the rheostat.
Craig
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