Printed Circuit Panel for gauges... - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

GMC Guy · 08-19-2010, 12:31 AM

my gauges are doing all sorts of funny things. so i double checked the ground, and the fuses. i stuck my hand under the dash and wiggled the main wiring harness into the gauge cluster and everything went back to normal....for a second. i looked under the dash at the connection with a flashlight and it seems the little tabs on the printed circuit that touch the connectors on the wiring harness (sorry, kinda hard to explain) are loose and stay in place when the wiring harness is connected into place....i can try to take a picture if i can get a camera up under there. anyway, i need to know if i can repair the one i have, or can i buy a new one somewhere?

btw, this isn't the first time this particular connection has given me grief

GMC Guy · 08-19-2010, 12:37 AM

http://www.classicparts.com/1978-80-...tinfo/24-497G/

am i gonna have to shell out $80 for a new one?

BLE 'BURBAN · 08-19-2010, 02:38 AM

LMC has it for a bit cheaper.

GMC Guy · 08-19-2010, 05:10 AM

honestly, i'd rather pay a bit more than buy from lmc again. about 95% of the parts i've ordered from them don't fit or don't work...

i think i'm going to try and tack the little tabs down with a dab of super glue or something as a temporary fix...

**71blksuper4x4** · 08-19-2010, 10:52 AM

you can try soldering a jumper wire to the copper. Just make sure to dab some silicone over the wire, I am pretty sure it doesn't conduct electricity. Trevor

*78 Chevyrado* · 08-19-2010, 10:52 AM

I got one in the junkyard for my 87 for like $2. You just have to be SUPER sure it is exactly the same as the one you have now or u might let the smoke out.

Be careful in the junkyard trucks though... I just about got a hospital stay last Saturday... I wanted an ac duct from under this dash so i stuck my head in there and saw 2 wasps sitting on the part i wanted. so i went around to the drivers side and snatched out the dash-pad and ran and looked back and saw a Dark cloud in and on that truck. there were hundreds of em in that dash! I'm highly allergic too, but i didn't get stung. that parts still there as i don't need it that badly...lol

bestray · 08-19-2010, 11:27 AM

I can only say one thing about those wasps, Kill them with FIRE!!

GMC Guy · 08-19-2010, 12:09 PM

what about a di-electric grease? would that hold down the little tabs?

BLE 'BURBAN · 08-19-2010, 10:09 PM

Hell if'n ya really wanna have fun do what I did to my cluster!!! (See my Sig below)

08-19-2010, 12:31 AM	#1
GMC Guy Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sparks, NV Posts: 913	Printed Circuit Panel for gauges... my gauges are doing all sorts of funny things. so i double checked the ground, and the fuses. i stuck my hand under the dash and wiggled the main wiring harness into the gauge cluster and everything went back to normal....for a second. i looked under the dash at the connection with a flashlight and it seems the little tabs on the printed circuit that touch the connectors on the wiring harness (sorry, kinda hard to explain) are loose and stay in place when the wiring harness is connected into place....i can try to take a picture if i can get a camera up under there. anyway, i need to know if i can repair the one i have, or can i buy a new one somewhere? btw, this isn't the first time this particular connection has given me grief __________________ Greg 1974 GMC 1/2 Ton SWB Fleetside L33 5.3/4l65e .................__ ............._____l __\__ ..............l_(O)_ l___(O)]

08-19-2010, 12:37 AM	#2
GMC Guy Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sparks, NV Posts: 913	Re: Printed Circuit Panel for gauges... http://www.classicparts.com/1978-80-...tinfo/24-497G/ am i gonna have to shell out $80 for a new one? __________________ Greg 1974 GMC 1/2 Ton SWB Fleetside L33 5.3/4l65e .................__ ............._____l __\__ ..............l_(O)_ l___(O)]

08-19-2010, 02:38 AM	#3
BLE 'BURBAN In the Forgotten far North. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 2,627	Re: Printed Circuit Panel for gauges... LMC has it for a bit cheaper. __________________ 1987 R3500 CREW CAB DUALLY (BIG RED)Acquired 06/12/2015 1990 chevy suburban V2500 5.7L My cluster Mods-Nov 2007 overhead console Stereo install Round 2 Aug 2009 Heated/turn signal mirror upgrade

08-19-2010, 05:10 AM	#4
GMC Guy Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sparks, NV Posts: 913	Re: Printed Circuit Panel for gauges... honestly, i'd rather pay a bit more than buy from lmc again. about 95% of the parts i've ordered from them don't fit or don't work... i think i'm going to try and tack the little tabs down with a dab of super glue or something as a temporary fix... __________________ Greg 1974 GMC 1/2 Ton SWB Fleetside L33 5.3/4l65e .................__ ............._____l __\__ ..............l_(O)_ l___(O)]

08-19-2010, 10:52 AM	#5
71blksuper4x4 SWB 4x4 Collector Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Osage City, KS Posts: 5,156	Re: Printed Circuit Panel for gauges... you can try soldering a jumper wire to the copper. Just make sure to dab some silicone over the wire, I am pretty sure it doesn't conduct electricity. Trevor __________________ TREVOR 1970 CST swb 4x4 (speedwarning,cruise,tilt,tach,8track, original red shoulder belts,tow hooks) 1972 Jimmy (soon to be Hickey cloned) 1971 Cheyenne Super 4x4 swb (tilt,tach,buckets, original blue shoulder belts,am/fm,cruise,tow hooks, dealer 8 track) 1972 Cheyenne Super K20 4x4 Custom Camper (tilt, tach, am/fm, tow hooks, bed toolbox, aux gas tank 1972 Cheyenne Super Crew Cab K30 4x4 Duramax, Allison, np205, buckets, tow hooks (CURRENT PROJECT) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=624819 1989 V3500 Crew Cab (454tbi, NV4500, np205) 1970 Chevelle SS (LS5 454,th400,8track,buckets,tach) :2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon (daily driver) WTB: 1968-70 Cruise Control Lever

08-19-2010, 10:52 AM	#6
78 Chevyrado Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Unnapreciative, Trollville Posts: 2,079	Re: Printed Circuit Panel for gauges... I got one in the junkyard for my 87 for like $2. You just have to be SUPER sure it is exactly the same as the one you have now or u might let the smoke out. Be careful in the junkyard trucks though... I just about got a hospital stay last Saturday... I wanted an ac duct from under this dash so i stuck my head in there and saw 2 wasps sitting on the part i wanted. so i went around to the drivers side and snatched out the dash-pad and ran and looked back and saw a Dark cloud in and on that truck. there were hundreds of em in that dash! I'm highly allergic too, but i didn't get stung. that parts still there as i don't need it that badly...lol Last edited by 78 Chevyrado; 08-19-2010 at 10:56 AM.

08-19-2010, 11:27 AM	#7
bestray Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cedar Falls, IA Posts: 17	Re: Printed Circuit Panel for gauges... I can only say one thing about those wasps, Kill them with FIRE!! __________________ 1999 S10 blazer 4WD 1979 GMC 2WD 1/2 Ton

08-19-2010, 12:09 PM	#8
GMC Guy Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sparks, NV Posts: 913	Re: Printed Circuit Panel for gauges... what about a di-electric grease? would that hold down the little tabs? __________________ Greg 1974 GMC 1/2 Ton SWB Fleetside L33 5.3/4l65e .................__ ............._____l __\__ ..............l_(O)_ l___(O)]

08-19-2010, 10:09 PM	#9
BLE 'BURBAN In the Forgotten far North. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 2,627	Re: Printed Circuit Panel for gauges... Hell if'n ya really wanna have fun do what I did to my cluster!!! (See my Sig below) __________________ 1987 R3500 CREW CAB DUALLY (BIG RED)Acquired 06/12/2015 1990 chevy suburban V2500 5.7L My cluster Mods-Nov 2007 overhead console Stereo install Round 2 Aug 2009 Heated/turn signal mirror upgrade



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