tach cluster electrical problem

[amalventano at sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

remove lower dash cover, reach up to cluster and push in on both sides'
electrical connectors. one of them is probably loose.
hth
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
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To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 3:11 PM
Subject: tach cluster electrical problem


>
>
> The tach cluster has been intermittently going
> "off line", usually when I'd hit a bump in the road -- 
> tach drops to zero, fuel and temp gauges also,
> and no indicator lights.
>
> Now it only works if I push on the steering column
> at a certain angle and hold the pressure on it.  So
> obviously there is an electrical connection loose,
> but before I tear into the instrument cluster I'm
> wondering if there is a specific connector I should
> be looking for, and any how-to's regarding getting
> at the bugger ... can it be accessed from underneath,
> without removing the steering wheel and all that?
>
> TIA
> Leo
>
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