Date: Thu, 6 May 2021 07:07:50 -0700
Reply-To: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Diagnosing flashing lights
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Do you still have the blue ribbon in the gauge cluster or do you have the
new improved version?
I don't know about the new improved version but with the blue ribbon please
check the flat 14 pin connectors to see if it's damaged or not or doesn't
have a good connection. The pins #12 and #13 are for oil pressure and the
#6 is for the coolant. If the thin copper strips were damaged you can
repair them with copper foil tape repair (do not use soldering iron).
https://www.amazon.com/Premium-Adhesive-Copper-Foil-Tape/dp/B07CSKGHDW/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=circuit+board+trace+repair&qid=1620309992&sr=8-6
good luck
On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 6:16 AM B Feddish <UprightBassGhost@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> Yes, I’m still here, I just really need expert advice at the moment. I’ve
> been the only mechanic on my 83.5 for 12 years and it’s really starting to
> show….
>
> I’ve got several problems so lets start with the most annoying. The temp
> sender and the oil light are flashing as I drive. The temp sender has this
> intermittent thing where the gauge goes all the way to the right and the
> light starts flashing. Sometimes the gauge moves all the way to the right
> and the light does not flash. Sometimes both of them cooperate and show the
> scary real temperature. I have re-done the grounds in the back, in fact I
> have done them about 5 times this year. I have replaced both temp sensors
> and coolant level sensor. The whole gauge cluster in the dash has been
> replaced with a new LED one, the temp gauge did the same thing before and
> after the cluster replacment. The oil light, however, flickered allot at
> startup after the gauge replacment went in but it always eventually went
> out. The wires to the light at the top of the coolant sensor on the bottle
> are twisted together since I cannot find a replacement plug at the moment
> so the level sensor on the coolant bottle is not the issue.
>
> Also, the oil light is now flickering like crazy, it goes in and out,
> sometimes being on for bit then sometimes being off. Twice in the past a
> mechanic has fixed this but that was years ago, neither time was there an
> oil pressure issue with the van but I understand that does not discount
> that at the moment.
>
> I want to tackle these items on Saturday. If anyone has suggestions,
> electrical diagrams, etc. that would help it would be most appreciated. I
> hope to get these items out of the way so I can get back to my regularly
> scheduled issues.
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan
>
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