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  1. dougdeep

    The Stupid Electronics Questions Thread

    There is a lot of brittle plastic in these old switches. If the locking tabs that keep the wiring plugged in are gone, your connector is slowly sliding off. Not too hard to get that bezel off the dash and see what's going on behind it. Your switch may have broken all its mounts as well (mine...
  2. dougdeep

    Which LED replacement for 194 dash bulbs

    I got the 194-WWHP5-PC from Superbrite LED which is basically the same 194 bulb plus a twist socket adapter. It turned out I didn't need the adapters but I heard that some similar year instrument clusters need them (I didn't want to take my panel apart twice). I only changed out the 5 general...
  3. dougdeep

    Problems with gauge cluster in 89

    I had the same gear crack on my '90 GMC and was equally hard to spot. The left side odometer drive gear is available, as you found out, but the right side gear that moves the trip odo is impossible to find (it's also a different gear). You'll know when the trip odo gear is cracked because it...
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