Introducing Project "Scabra Tulitque"
Working on the dash. Tested the inoperative fuel and coolant temperature gauges (one at a time) by grounding both wires that connect to their respective sensors. Both needles rose quickly to maximum value. Took the defective odometer to a local shop. "Alejandro" found the reason the odometer only reads "tenths" of a mile and never turns over the mile digits is a crack in the white plastic (see where the ball point pen is pointing in the photo).
Being the fact the dash lights are not all working (bulbs are OK) I plan to replace the circuit board with a new reproduction version (see photo). The speedo is still operating satisfactorily, so going to replace the speedo/odometer back in the dash, as is, for now. Then going to look into what problems I can find on the sensor end of the gauges.
Working on the dash. Tested the inoperative fuel and coolant temperature gauges (one at a time) by grounding both wires that connect to their respective sensors. Both needles rose quickly to maximum value. Took the defective odometer to a local shop. "Alejandro" found the reason the odometer only reads "tenths" of a mile and never turns over the mile digits is a crack in the white plastic (see where the ball point pen is pointing in the photo).
Being the fact the dash lights are not all working (bulbs are OK) I plan to replace the circuit board with a new reproduction version (see photo). The speedo is still operating satisfactorily, so going to replace the speedo/odometer back in the dash, as is, for now. Then going to look into what problems I can find on the sensor end of the gauges.
