No Lights on Dash Board and Instruments

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  1. miguelgarriga

    miguelgarriga New Member

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    Hello

    I have a 72 6 Cil. Automatic with 200 motor. Dash lights wor working fine until yesterday. We were trying to install a new Radio with CD player. It seems like the new radio was drawing too much power. After that all the lights on the dash board are not working. The head lights, signals, and stop lights are OK. I checked to see if there was a blown fuse. I install the original radio and is working fine. However no lights on the interior.

    Help please.

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    miguelgarriga, Jan 23, 2006
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    make sure you didnt accidentally nock one of the bulbs out or the wiring harness plug:huh:
     
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    No Lights on the Dash

    Where are the lights located on the wiring harness. Is there a relay which might get shorted.

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    It's the fuse...
     
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  5. miguelgarriga

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    No Lights on the Dash

    I checked all the fuses on fuse box and all seem fine. Can you tell me which one exactly controls the dash lights.

    Thank you
     
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    It is the smallest fuse in the box. It is on the bottom row.
     
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  7. T.L.

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    How did you "check" them? ...
     
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  8. miguelgarriga

    miguelgarriga New Member

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    It was the fuse!!

    :) :) :)

    Lesson learned! I pulled it out and did a continuity test. It was the fuse. I got lights now.

    Thank you... Thank You ... Thank You again from Puerto Rico.
     
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    Welcome to the board.
     
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    Yeah, you can usually see when it's blown, but not always. Glad you figured it out...
     
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    Cool, maybe thats my problem. My dash lights also quit working a couple of days ago. I figgured it was the headlight switch going bad. I'll check the fuses tomarrow!
     
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    Im having trouble trying to get reverse lights working on a 72 maverick switch on 3 speed trany works lights work when jumped out,but do not work normally
     
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    Glad to see another member from Conn. Maybe we can get all the Conn. members together some time.
     
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    thanks, i would like to see your maverick, as soon as i can figure out how to post some pictures i will, just installed fuel tank, what a job, when they say its going to be a tight fit there not liying, especially with dual eghaust.
     
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