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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 06:26 PM
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dash lights not working

i pulled out the dash light assembly,unpluged it cleaned and cheacked all bulbs,also the fuses.any help thankful.o its a 1979 f150.
 
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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 08:38 PM
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Pull the headlights on, and get a testlight or voltmeter and see if you have power on either side of the instrument cluster fuse. If you have no power on either side, then your rheostat inside the headlight switch is probably burnt out.
 
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Old Sep 2, 2012 | 10:51 PM
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thank u,very helpful
 
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