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ag2 - 27 Mar 2005 06:26 GMT

1989 Toy Pickup 22RE

I recently swapped out my engine and instrument cluster (standard to 1990
SR5 cluster). I just noticed that the dash lights that illuminate the
environmental controls do not work. It is just one light bulb that reflects
through plastic. AC, instument cluster, etc lights and everything else
works.

It can't be a fuse or lots of things would be out.
It should not be the bulb because it went out when I replaced the instrument
cluster. My thought is that this little light gets power through the
instrument cluster and this cluster does not provide it because it is
designed for a different year.

TIA
AG2

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nospam - 28 Mar 2005 23:34 GMT

I don't know if this will help, but once I had a '73 Ranchero and I swapped
out the cluster (w/ idiot lights) with a '74 cluster that had guages and a
tach. I had to re-wire EVERY wire. It was so different I couldn't believe
it.

Do like I did and get the wiring diagram for each year and check it wire by
wire.

It took me a whole day to do this, even the wire colors were different.

It was well worth the time and trouble, everything worked when I was done.

DJ

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ed_herman@yahoo.com - 29 Mar 2005 13:43 GMT

I think there is only one bulb to illuminate the environmental
controls. Maybe the vibration of changing the dash made it fail?
Otherwise just coincidence.

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ag2 - 31 Mar 2005 04:53 GMT

You are correct. There is only one bulb to illuminate the environmental
controls. It's going to bug the heck out of me until I get it fixed.

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