Earlier this Summer I did the big dash tear-down to replace the blower motor and resistor and rebuild the A/C system with all new components. I got all of that done just in time to hit the road to go see the Solar Eclipse in Central Oregon. It was hot on the East side of the mountains and I really enjoyed the newly charged R12 A/C. My wife would not have agreed to go at all without that ;-)

After putting the dash back together I had the SRS light on all the time. I have not had a chance to troubleshoot that yet but I know there are some good threads here about it. The other dash warning lights have also been flickering dimly, so you can just barely see it in dim light. Can't really see it at all in daylight. From what I have seen in previous posts here the flickering dash lights are caused by the alternator brushes or other aspects of the voltage regulator. My alternator is only 2-3 years old, which for me means less than 10k miles on it, but I know that does not necessarily rule out this cause.

I have a question about this relating to the brake failure light. It has now come on at about half brightness. I think the sensing switch is either ON or OFF. What does _partly_on_ mean? The brake pedal feels the same as ever so it doesn't _seem_ like the brakes are really a problem.


Now Here's Something I Hope You'll Really Like -

DIY long lasting bright and dimmable LED dash illumination lights. I have just the one now but plan on making the second one and connecting them to the little harness the lights the old dead clock.