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dash lights
My dash lights quit working. The blinkers still work and high beam indicator. No gauge lights. I checked connections and changed the headlight switch. I do have tail lights but noticed the fan blower quit as well. Is there a common ground? The fuses seem to be okay as well.
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No common ground that I'm aware of, could be coincidence. The same lights you are describing quit working on my highboy. The problem was the rear plastic of the gauge cluster was so brittle that the bulb holders were no longer able to screw into the plastic. I replaced that rear plastic housing with one from an 80s van.
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Have you verified continuity of the dash light fuse (either a beep check, or checking for power on both sides with the lights on)? There is very litte electrical work you can do without a multimeter.
The blower motor and dash lights are not related.
Does the light on the left side of the dash (that illuminates the headlight and wiper controls) work? What about the one behind the heater controls? Or is the problem isolated to just the gauges?
The blower motor and dash lights are not related.
Does the light on the left side of the dash (that illuminates the headlight and wiper controls) work? What about the one behind the heater controls? Or is the problem isolated to just the gauges?
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From: west columbia tx
Have you verified continuity of the dash light fuse (either a beep check, or checking for power on both sides with the lights on)? There is very litte electrical work you can do without a multimeter.
The blower motor and dash lights are not related.
Does the light on the left side of the dash (that illuminates the headlight and wiper controls) work? What about the one behind the heater controls? Or is the problem isolated to just the gauges?
The blower motor and dash lights are not related.
Does the light on the left side of the dash (that illuminates the headlight and wiper controls) work? What about the one behind the heater controls? Or is the problem isolated to just the gauges?
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If anyone ever figures this out,
I have been through:
3 clusters
1 wiring harness
2 light switches
My dash lights still dont work, and my heater blower does not sound heathy...
Can I add this function specifically without out affecting the rest of the cluster? anyone done this?
I have been through:
3 clusters
1 wiring harness
2 light switches
My dash lights still dont work, and my heater blower does not sound heathy...
Can I add this function specifically without out affecting the rest of the cluster? anyone done this?
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No common ground that I'm aware of, could be coincidence. The same lights you are describing quit working on my highboy.
The problem was the rear plastic
of the gauge cluster was so brittle that the bulb holders were no longer able to screw into the plastic. I replaced that rear plastic housing with one from an 80's van.
The problem was the rear plastic
of the gauge cluster was so brittle that the bulb holders were no longer able to screw into the plastic. I replaced that rear plastic housing with one from an 80's van.In 1981, FoMoCo came out with hard plastic cluster backs for Econolines. These were also used as the service part replacements for the 1975/80 POS composition cluster backs.
Some of the POS composition cluster backs were replaced with the hard plastic cluster backs under warranty, some via 'customer pay' but some were never replaced.
E1PZ-10848-A .. Hard Plastic Cluster Back ~ Use with Oil & Amp GAUGES / Obsolete
Applications: 1975/79 F100/350 / 1975/91 Econoline / 1978/79 Bronco.
CARPENTER NOS OBSOLETE PARTS in Concord NC has 547 = 800-476-9653.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E1PZ-10848-B .. Hard Plastic Cluster Back ~ Use with Oil & Amp WARNING LAMPS / Obsolete
Applications: 1975/79 F100/350 / 1975/86 Econoline / 1978/79 Bronco.
CARPENTER has 96.
Note: Same printed circuit boards:
With Oil & Amp GAUGES: 1976/79 F100/350, 1976/91 Econoline, 1978/79 Bronco.
With Oil & Amp WARNING LAMPS: 1976/78 F100/350/Bronco/Econoline // With Oil & Amp WARNING LAMPS: 1979 F100/350/Bronco & 1979/86 Econoline.
Last edited by NumberDummy; May 5, 2012 at 08:10 AM. Reason: This is...at least...the 200th time I've typed this same info here on FTE!
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