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ahhh! make it stop



I have one of those L shaped PC boards that I would love to sell. It is
brand new never used. It cost me $50 plus shipping. Make me an offer and it
is yours.

On 11/15/05, Jean-Claude Desinor <desinor@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> You need to remove and open the instrument cluster.
> On the back of the instrument cluster there is a flexible
> printed-circuit-board (pcb). It wraps around, among other things, the
> speedometer.
> Behind that speedo, there is a small solid printed-circuit-board. It
> is the "oil pressure control unit", and that pcb plugs into the flexible
> pcb. In my case, what happened was that the solder of the pins of the
> connector on the control unit had cracked, thus causing the
> light-and-buzz show.
> Having a Bentley will help, pages 70 to 81 on the Electrical System
> section.
> As a temporary measure (and out of frustration) I would bang on the
> cluster (gently!) and it would stop until the next bump in the road
> loosened the connection.
> Jean-Claude
>
> Gretsch60s@aol.com a ?crit :
> > I picked up an '82 on Sunday. 103K miles on it, green with brown plaid
> > interior! yessss! The oil buzzer system is screwed up. I've tried
> replacing the
> > senders, cleaning the grounds, and I've checked the actual oil pressure
> > manually getting good results. I guess '82 has an isolated oil pressure
> warning
> > system on them. I've heard of a fix for the problem so I need help to
> find the
> > fix to make the dash buzzer and light stop going off (supposed to solder
> a
> > connection that comes loose in the cluster or something) quickly so that
> I can get
> > this thing inspected and on the road before winter really hits.
> >
> > Jim
> > '88 16V
> > '81S 16V
>
>
>
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Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1984 8V Audi 4000s (lastest addition)
1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Beetle (sold)