ever a digital dash recall??

[tigmaned]

were there evr a recall on our digital dashes back in the 80"s???
i mean if there was ever a safety issue i would say i complete blacked out dash would be it?? it seems like us 1986 corvette guys have the most problems with our dashes going out? or is it all years from 1984 to 1990??

 

[geekinavette]

I think pretty much all of the digital clusters are prone to their share of problems. The technology used in those clusters was frankly beyond it's time in the mid-80s. Given that....they really didn't do all that bad.

The most common problems based on my experiences are the connector between the two boards not making good connection, the photocell going bad, the halogen lamps getting too hot and causing connection issues, and the LCDs cracking. There are other problems, but those seem to be very common.

Yours just doesn't come up at all?

Bill

 

[c4for2]

Here is a link for some basic problems you can work out without spending big bucks on a replacement..hope this helps..

http://www.batee.com/corvette/dcrg/problems.shtml

 

[tigmaned]

i have checked out that web site, and i have the dash out right now, a buddy of mine that works on our airplanes eletronics is going to run the extra ground on the borad for me. he said some time when ciruit borad buen up or g bad they have a fishy smell to them which he didn't smell on mine?? but i wanted to know which side the ground in side the car for the dash its on, my GM service manual is saying i thought behind the driver seat piller, and other thread have said some were else? CAN someone that knows could you enlighten me! i figure i'll try this and if not its off to United Radio for a check out and repair.