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Old 04-19-03, 01:23 PM
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Clock on idiot light cluster

It only works sometimes, usually around 2:00pm
Old 04-19-03, 01:26 PM
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Yeh .. Same thing happened on my 91'. It's starting to **** me off. Does anyone know the answer? I did a search before i typed this. Nothing came up. So i assumed it was unadressed. ----- My issue is that my car's "iddiot clock" will not keep time. I'll set it, and 2 or 3 hours later. Off time.

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This has been covered quite a few times before, and is related to cold solder joints on the plug of the idiot lights/clock.

You would need to remove the clock/idiot light assembly, and remove the old solder from where the pins of the plug meet the circuit board. Then flow new solder in.

I can also repair it for you pretty cheap, PM me if you are intrested.
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back from the dead...

cold solder points on the pins that go into the harness? i was trying to fix mine today and thought it what the actual harness not conneting to the pins correctly... i put small beads of solder on the tips of the pins to they would be tighter and have better contacts... guess i ill take it out and try to fix the bad solders, this a common fix?

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yes, mazdamark.com he does all of the shitty electronics on the FCs switchs like headlight switch logicon and the dummy lights. good stuff!

yes merdok, the FCs have horrible solder joints, even the ECU could use resoldered on some cars, some cars have good grounds, most don't. I think its mostly a series 4 thing (86-88)
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the oil preasure gadge in the main cluster isnt working, could that possibly be a solder joint also? just got this car... trying to get some of the little bugs out of it
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it very well could be. my boost gauge has a cold solder problem. doesnt work when its cold but works when it warms up.
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think it could be the quality of solder? like should i just remove the old and throw down some new silver, or just reheat the joints.... i dont have any pickup mesh stuff and dont even remember what its called lol...
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do not just reheat them, you have to remove the old solder and use new stuff

you mean a solder wick or solder sucker? i think those are what they are called
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