Years ago I had a coolant light with a life of its own. On probably the third time that I had the instrument cluster out trying to get rid of the gremlin, I detected looseness of the flexible circuit paper connection. I took a small thin piece of cardboard, like cereal box thickness or less, inserted it where the circuit paper wraps around before it is inserted for the connection to wiring; this fattens the inserted piece a little to make a better connection. Making sure you did not fatten the insertion area of the flexible circuit paper too much, put it back together. Since it's been years, I may be a bit hazy on detail of the connection, but I hope you get the concept. It cured my coolant light problem, and haven't had to take the connection apart since then.
Ron Ourada 85 wtrbxr |
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