My guess is that spilled brake fluid causes the plastic to fail. After having brake fluid changed I noticed it leaking out the front and bottom of the dash, and I guess the mechanic had spilled some. The next day, screws and pieces of plastic from the instrument cluster started falling on my feet as I drove. Mike <mjcatlin@wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us> 82 diesel On Wed, 14 Aug 1996, Gerald Skerbitz wrote: > Wow, weird. My '82's were all cracked up at the corners and I just swapped > in the '84's. I wonder what makes them do this? Heat? Cold? Some kind of > chemical getting on them? Why was my '84s in such good shape? Anyone else > seeing this or know why they disintegrate? > > On Wed, 14 Aug 1996 EdBuzz@aol.com wrote: > [] > > vanagon.I dont need the instuments, just the black frame.For some reason the > > one in my 87 Stinkcrow disintegrated and the instruments are hanging on by > > one screw.Thanks for looking. > -- > Gerry > Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@med.umn.edu> U of MN Med School Admin 6-5379 > Home St. Paul,Ramsey County,Minnesota, USA > > >
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