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Re: Lucas

To: "Pettis, Ward (NIH/NIDCD)" <pettisw@ms.nidcd.nih.gov>,
Subject: Re: Lucas
From: Dave Chu <dave@ece.concordia.ca>
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 22:49:19 -0400
In message <73456EC4BBEC6A45AE7D91398877B84614604323@nihexchange5.nih.gov>you 
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>Ok, guys, my tach, gauges (gas and temp) and turn signals are not working.
>First, it would come and go, now just mostly dead.  Sometimes, they would
>partially work until I apply brakes, the tach needle would just drop to
>zero.  
>
>So must be the voltage stabilizer behind the speedo right?  I received the
>new one and I tested it briefly.  Didn't seem to make a difference.  Will
>try to install completely to test further.  Anything else I need to check?

  It sound more like a bad/loose ground connection somewhere.
>
> 
>
>BTW, how do you guys take off the heater knobs?  I don't seem to have an
>allen wrench small enough to fit the bolt.  I've got four or five sets, none
>will fit!!

   You are right about the allen wrench and it is pretty small and not usually
   come with the standard set.  I bought one separetly, but don't remember
   the size and cannot find it now, maybe someone on the list would know the 
size.

Dave                                                  |\ |     | |      
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