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Old 07-26-06, 09:58 PM
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I bought a '88 GTU a couple months ago...which seemed to be in great condition for the age...but now as I am seeing with other FC owners and myself I am having some electrical issues...first no power mirrors then no reverse lights and now no guages lights or tachometer...nor do I have night time driving lights or warning lights? I've changed alllll of my fuses and my relays seem to be fine...what do I do?? I know it's a broad question but has any of these problems happend to anyone else?
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meter fuse is blown
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alright I will check that thanks...but I also read on a site that the solder points on the idiot lights commonly go out?
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Yes, that happens, however almost everything you mentioned (reverse lights, gauges, etc) are on the meter fuse.

If it is just the idiot lights, then I would be looking at resoldering or replacing with a rebuilt unit (available at my webstore), but since you have other issues. Check the fuse first.

Remember you need to check the fuse with a meter, not just by looking at it. You can't always see when a ATC fuse is blown, if it is blown with just a hair line crack.

You may also need to replace the light switch and light switch harness, (gauge dash lights), but check the big and simple things first, like a blown fuse.
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