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instrument panel lights ,no tango 200 1990

posted by  someone claiming to be rich o'brien on  Mon Mar 21 05:45 CST 2005 [RELATED]

hello brickboarders , i have a question about the dash lights for the gauges.
i removed the dash panel to add a jumper for the engine temperature gauge and that went fine now the temp. gauge works fine but now the dash is with out lights . i have removed the dash again checked the bulbs and even connected another ground wire to the dash but still no light any suggestions would be welcomed. thanks rich








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    instrument panel lights ,no tango 200 1990

    posted by  Volvodad on  Mon Mar 21 14:43 CST 2005
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    More info needed: if just the cluster lights are out, try unplugging/replugging the connectors. If all (centre console too) lights are out - probably the instrument dimmer. Power into the dimmer is the Grey or White wire which comes from the main light sw. via Fuse No 16 (check that too). Voltage to the instrument and control lights comes out of the dimmer rheostat on the Red/White wire. If shorting these two together brings back your lights, replace the dimmer sw.
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    Bob (son's 81-244GL B21F, dtr's 83-244DL B23F, 'my' 94-944 B230FD; plus grocery-getter Dodge minivan, hobbycar 77 MGB, and a few old motorcycles)








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    instrument panel lights ,no tango 200 1990

    posted by  rhaire on  Mon Mar 21 06:31 CST 2005
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    I think maybe you've fried your dimmer rheostat, try jumping that (take the rheo out of the circuit).








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      instrument panel lights ,no tango 200 1990

      posted by  someone claiming to be Sophie's Maintainer on  Mon Mar 21 09:16 CST 2005 [RELATED]

      The dimmer rheostat ("pot") also controls the brightness of the center-console lights - primarily the heating/cooling controls, as well as the shift lever indicator on the shifter if auto trans.

      If all these are out, most likely it's the dimmer. If only the instrument cluster is out, then the dimmer is OK, the cluster is not getting the current.








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        instrument panel lights ,no tango 200 1990

        posted by  volvo245kit on  Fri Mar 25 16:44 CST 2005
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        I had the same thing happen to mine and I found that when I disconnected the U shaped electrical connector on the back of the dash that it loosened the little metal sockets in that connector. I then took a small jewelers screwdriver (the smallest on in my set) and I carefully tightened up each one of them by bending the socket to the smallest size. This did the trick for me. Good Luck!







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