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Old 01-18-2007, 10:48 PM
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I've had the classic problem with the dashboard lights flashing on and off along with the warning pinging from the drivers information system. I tried willwren'* fix of removing the dash and checking the circuit boards for bad conductors. After I re-assembled everything I don't have a compass display or a drivers information display. The tachometer is the only gauge that appears to be working at this time. Since that gauge is working I don't think the ground is an issue, but I'm clueless as to what the problem might be. Any suggestions on what to try next?
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What method did you use to clean all the connectors when you had it apart? Any chance of having forgotten to reconnect a plug?
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All I did was unplug and reconnect each cableseveral times to try to remove any corrosion. I didn't have any contact cleaner handy. I figured had misseda plug also, but I too it out again and double checked, all plugs are in place. When it would flash before, these displays would sometimes quit working like this, I'm wondering if I could have disturbed an already bad connection at a plug behind the dash. I guess I'll startby looking for the ground connections in the area to see if my problem is comind from there.
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I personally think your problem is WITHIN the cluster on a subconnection.

Remove the cluster again, and carefully disassemble it layer by layer. Take pics as you go if you need to, or lay things out in order.
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Originally Posted by willwren
I personally think your problem is WITHIN the cluster on a subconnection.
That makes the most sense to me also,I just didn't see anything when I looked the second time. I'll get some contact cleaner and dis-assemble the entire unit again. I'll let you know if it works.
By the way, great write up on the dash/display removal process.
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While you're in there, may as well take a soldering pencil and re-flow some of the larger connections. Solder around where the boards connect together, and some of the larger components. I had the dash apart 3 times on a '93 SSE to clean it, which never did solve the problem, until I did the soldering. Everything would quit working but the tach, and speedo.
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