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Car Forum / Subaru Cars / January 2008Inst. panel lights - 1999 OB - solution
Some time ago I asked on this board for help with instrument panel lights going out after a jump start. My @#&* dealer would charge me $80 just for a diagnosis. I was afraid I'd have to replace bulbs, which is a big deal involving removing the instrument panel. But maybe it was only a burned out fuse. I asked if anyone knew which fuse to examine. (It was very cold out and my fingers got frostbite trying to find the bad fuse.) I got no answer. There was only one fuse in the fuse box in the cabin that was labelled with anything remotely relevant: ILLUMINI , which is not an English word I believe but suggests a lighting relationship. It being a bit warmer one day, I checked that fuse and found it OK. That was a few weeks ago. So for two weeks I used a headlamp for night driving just so I could see the instruments. Today I pulled that fuse again, for no good reason. But when I put the fuse back in its socket, the instrument lights came on! I guess there was dirt on the contacts and the two cycles of examination wiped off the dirt. Anyway, somebody somewhere might like to know about this. Ben > Some time ago I asked on this board for help with instrument panel > lights going out after a jump start. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Anyway, somebody somewhere might like to know about this. Wow. That's bizarre. LOL. I guess oxidation took its toll? Thanks for posting this bit of info--very interesting! -- Todd H. 2001 Legacy Outback Wagon, 2.5L H-4 Chicago, Illinois USA > Some time ago I asked on this board for help with instrument panel > lights going out after a jump start. [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Ben You're probably lucky that no one replied, as most of the replies would have been variations on the theme of 'read the manual', with some expletives inserted. Info like that can be found there. Dan D '99 Impreza 2.5 RS (son's) Central NJ USA Info like that can be found there. > Dan D You would think so! But I did read the owner's manual and I bought a Chilton guide after searching the local library for one. I couldn't find an adequte description of all the fused circuits. I did find out how to take the intrument panel out, but thank God I didn't try it. Uncle Ben Dear Uncle Ben: I have a burned out light bulb in my display - and it isn't a fuse... Did you find detailed instructions? Would you share that info? I might try this on my own, since it'll be well of $100.00 to get it fixed at the shop...  SignatureFred Boer - Amateur Access Enthusiast Interests: Library software / Z39.50 / Web Services Freeware Small Library Application available here: http://www3.sympatico.ca/lornarourke/ > Info like that can be found there. >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Uncle Ben > Dear Uncle Ben: > > I have a burned out light bulb in my display - and it isn't a fuse... Did > you find detailed instructions? Would you share that info? I might try this > on my own, since it'll be well of $100.00 to get it fixed at the shop... Use the search function or ask at www.ultimatesubaru.org . I believe there is even a Radio Shack bulb which works well. Carl Signatureto reply, change ( .not) to ( .net) > Dear Uncle Ben: > > I have a burned out light bulb in my display - and it isn't a fuse... Did > you find detailed instructions? Would you share that info? I might try this > on my own, since it'll be well of $100.00 to get it fixed at the shop... Down this page, mention is made of the Radio Shack bulb which can sometimes be used; http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91 Carl Signatureto reply, change ( .not) to ( .net) > Dear Uncle Ben: > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Interests: Library software / Z39.50 / Web Services > Freeware Small Library Application available here:http://www3.sympatico.ca/lornarourke/ Fred, if you mean instructions on how to gain access to the old bulb, I am just guessing that you have to remove the intrument panel, but if someone knows different, I will defer to him. Removing the instrument panel is described in the Chlton manual, but it is quite a job, involving removing the steering wheel, for example. I difn't do it, so you'd better get the manual for yourself. You can buy an online version for less than $20. I think I wold lei someone else do it if the price is only $100. Thanks! You are probably right. SignatureFred Boer - Amateur Access Enthusiast Interests: Library software / Z39.50 / Web Services Freeware Small Library Application available here: http://www3.sympatico.ca/lornarourke/ On Jan 9, 11:39 am, "Fred Boer" <fredbo...@NOyahooSPAM.com> wrote: > Dear Uncle Ben: > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Freeware Small Library Application available > here:http://www3.sympatico.ca/lornarourke/ Fred, if you mean instructions on how to gain access to the old bulb, I am just guessing that you have to remove the intrument panel, but if someone knows different, I will defer to him. Removing the instrument panel is described in the Chlton manual, but it is quite a job, involving removing the steering wheel, for example. I difn't do it, so you'd better get the manual for yourself. You can buy an online version for less than $20. I think I wold lei someone else do it if the price is only $100. > Thanks! You are probably right. > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > I think I wold lei someone else do it if the price is only $100. I replaced the entire cluster in my 95 LS wagon a few years ago and didn't have to remove the steering wheel. Maybe that was because the LS wheel has all those adjustments. Recall it took around 20 minutes and the cluster JUST had enough clearance to be pulled. had to twist and turn it but it did come out and the newer cluster did go back in. Disconnect the battery if you try this, just in case. > Today I pulled that fuse again, for no good reason. But when I put the fuse > back in its socket, the instrument lights came on! I guess there was dirt on > the contacts and the two cycles of examination wiped off the dirt. You must be a youngster. Back in the day when radios and TV sets all had vacuum tubes, the standard first thing to do in troubleshooting (if there was nothing obviously wrong) was to clean the tube contacts by removing and replacing all the tubes once or twice. SignatureJohn Varela Trade NEW lamps for OLD for email. >>Today I pulled that fuse again, for no good reason. But when I put the fuse >>back in its socket, the instrument lights came on! I guess there was dirt on [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > nothing obviously wrong) was to clean the tube contacts by removing and > replacing all the tubes once or twice. this guy makes his own tubes; http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/01/make_your_own_vaccum_tube.html Signatureto reply, change ( .not) to ( .net) >>> Today I pulled that fuse again, for no good reason. But when I put >>> the fuse back in its socket, the instrument lights came on! I guess [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > this guy makes his own tubes; > http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/01/make_your_own_vaccum_tube.html and more bulb replacement info; http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/search.php?searchid=516666 Signatureto reply, change ( .not) to ( .net) > On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 00:35:35 -0500, Uncle Ben wrote > (in article [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > John Varela > Trade NEW lamps for OLD for email. > On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 00:35:35 -0500, Uncle Ben wrote > (in article [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > John Varela > Trade NEW lamps for OLD for email. Maybe its second childhood. I am old enough to remember that a "37" tube is the same as a "73" and that the charlatan I worked for would replace all the coupling capacitors in the client's radio as "preventive maintenance." Uncle Ben NQ2H ex-W4MSK ex-Transcontinental Corp East-to-West |
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