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The deeper I dig, the more dirt is revealed

I got the instrument lights working. I burned out the resistive winding in the lights switch in the process, new switch on order. The speedometer cluster mylar printed circuit is repaired, as previously mentioned.

The brake light is on: proportioning valve and emergency brake switch are sending signal. I will try to reset the prop. valve and adjust the brake cable.

The only thing plugged into the neutral safety switch is the back up lights. The start circuit is jumped out. The seat belt circuit doesn't look like it will plug in, very strange.

The inst lmp fuse is an odd ball, tiny glass fuse so I took an inline fuse which takes the same size fuses as the others, soldered the wires to the tiny blown fuse and popped it in. If I get a replacement that's correct, I can swap it in.

I'm thinking the guages now work, but the oil guage has no sending unit. There are mechanical guages for temp and oil which mount under the dash so I'll have to decide if I'm going to keep them. I do like mechanical guages, they seem reliable.

Haven't looked into why the AC compressor stayed energized yet. It could be that it was being back fed from everything else because of bad grounds. My Haynes manual schematic doesn't mention the AC, very odd.

They put the duct work in without replacing the deteriorated foam gasket. I would never have gotten anything from the vents at all. I sliced up a large grout sponge left over from a tile job, and glued it in with 3M spray adhesive left over from re-covering the dash of the 73 charger.

I've got the radio rewired also. They put both hot wires on the original radio feed, so it lost memory every time it was turned off. So I put the batt label wire to the circuit which feeds the clock.

The wood stove has the room too warm, so the front door is wide open to let the heat out. I hope y'all are staying warm too.

Originally Posted by firebird77clone

The inst lmp fuse is an odd ball, tiny glass fuse so I took an inline fuse which takes the same size fuses as the others, soldered the wires to the tiny blown fuse and popped it in. If I get a replacement that's correct, I can swap it in.

When you say "tiny glass fuse" do you mean the same diameter, but only about 1/2" long with only a small window of glass showing - Type AGA or SFE4, like shown on this Bussman chart?

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