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Re: Dash electrical gremlin
[Re: 383man]
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07/29/16 01:40 AM
07/29/16 01:40 AM
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RapidRobert
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Circle Track
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take a long wire & clamp one end to the batt neg post & touch the other end to the dash mounting screws one at a time & see if it straightens out
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Re: Dash electrical gremlin
[Re: 66droptop]
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07/29/16 12:34 PM
07/29/16 12:34 PM
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denfireguy
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As mentioned, body ground problem. Same thing happened on my 72 Satellite. The front lights were getting its ground through the instrument panel instead of the harness. One of the instrument panel turn signal lights was also dimly lit. The front harness ground can get corroded or break causing the problem. Craig
2014 Ram 1500 Laramie, 73 Cuda Previous mopars: 62 Valiant, 65 Fury III, 68 Fury III, 72 Satellite, 74 Satellite, 89 Acclaim, 98 Caravan, 2003 Durango Only previous Non-Mopar: Schwinn Tornado
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Re: Dash electrical gremlin
[Re: 66droptop]
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07/30/16 11:38 PM
07/30/16 11:38 PM
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RapidRobert
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Alright if we are sure the cluster has good continuity to ground, I'm wondering if there is a prob on the supply side, (that fire from the dash lights that get turned on when you turn the headlights on) is somehow bleeding over & full fielding the gas/temp gauges (giving them full 12V) & making them peg. I hate to do it but I would pull the dash & grab your meter. Actually first I would pull the HL bakelite connector off of the HL switch & pull the wire/terminal for the dash lights then replace the connector on the HL switch & turn the lights on & see if the prob goes away. EDIT female packard 56 terminals have a tang on the back side & go in the back side (where the wire is) with a mini eyeglass screwdriver & depress it & when it is flattened enough the the wire/terminal will EASILY pull out the back side & if not dont force it then go back in with the screwdriver
Last edited by RapidRobert; 07/31/16 12:13 AM.
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