electrical and ignition multi-gauge repair

[echappe]

Has anyone worked on the printed circuit board attached to the temperature/fuel level gauges? Oil pressure light is inop and i have replaced frayed wiring going to fusebox. You can see where the copper wire inset on the fibre board panel has fried. The board looks like it is attached permanently with some type of rivet/stud. Has anyone successfully removed, repaired re-attached this board?

['76mintgrün'02]

I am sorry, I have no experience with such a repair.

I did see this gauge for sale recently (@ $20 each).  

[Tsingtao_1903]

Hello,

 

On my '72, instead of two "staked" studs, there were two metal pins with triangular self-locking washers.  I was able to pry the washers up, unscrew the two "nuts" and the whole thing came apart.  The blue lens for my hi-beam was translucent instead of clear. So, I took the whole thing apart to paint the inside chamber white to increase the light output.  

 

Good luck.

 

 

[Mike Self]

I checked my silver dollar cluster and it also uses the pins and triangular clips that Tsingtao described on his '72, so you should be able to remove the circuit board from the rest of the gauge assembly.  

 

With the board removed, I would think with some 18-22 gauge insulated wire and a little careful soldering, you could bridge the burned spot and get your oil pressure light functioning again.  Those circuit boards are pretty trouble free--yours is one of the few I've seen that had fried.  So, there should be plenty of used ones floating around for you to salvage.  

 

mike