Date:         Wed, 8 Aug 2007 17:15:59 -0700
Reply-To:     Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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From:         Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Dash wiring help needed
Comments: To: BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
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The dash lights are powered by the adjustment wheel on the headight
on/off switch. On 88 models that feeds through a fuse at relay position
16 on the main relay panel. Page 97.119 of the Bentley shows the relay
panel and a black square with a 16 in it. That is where you should look.
If the fuse is blown, the 3 wires you mentioned that are joined together
may need to be separated to keep the fuse from blowing again. Grey/blue
is the color of the dash light circuit wires. They run all across the
dash to light the cig socket outer ring, for example, and also to the
original radio harness to light the stock radio at night, not needed
anymore.

Mark



BenT Syncro wrote:

> Hello Folks,
>
> I bought his 88 Canadian Doublecab some time ago. I'm now in the midst of
> trying to figure out why the dash lights don't work. I've already eliminated
> the bulbs as I tested them individually. Not only that, I put a completely
> different cluster which worked fine in another van. The headlight switch has
> been replaced as well with a known good one.
>
> Herein came the problem. I saw that the previous owner wired the radio to
> the ignition switch wire. Now the radio powers on or off when the key is
> removed. Doesn't seem smart since that makes the radio presets go out when
> no "on all the time" power is provided. That's not really the issue but I am
> concerned that it might be affecting my dash lights. What most concerns me
> is trio of wires which were taped together. One wire is obviously Brown for
> ground. Another wire is Blue/Grey. The third is Black/Yellow.
>
> Does anybody know what these wires are for? I'm wiring diagram challenged.
>
> For that matter, can someone tell me where the dash light power comes from?
>
>
> TIA,
>
> BenT
>