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70 AMX



Still working on the AMX. This time dash lights were the problem.Some didn't work Change the bulbs and sockets with new ones nothing !! Now none worked. I pulled the cluster and in the process pulled off the 11 (or 12) pin connector. I had juice into the cluster and had no lights even when bypassing the ground. Then we cleaned the printed circuit board where the sockets go in. Still nothing. Then I checked the bulb in the sockets to see what was going on..Still nothing. The I checked the bulbs and they they worked. Then I took a GOOD look at the sockets.....they were touching ground to hot when the bulbs were out. I believe that when the bulbs were inserted that there was no contact to the bulbs leads. The morale of the story is that "just because it's new doesn't mean it's good". A mantra especially relevant now that so much is manufactured in China (= junk).
Thanks for the help from so many of you. We actually drove the car last week and it had brakes
Mike






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