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dash/console equipment failure 200 1983

Hi,

Yes, it seems to be loose wiring from one side of the circuits or another.

To affect so many circuits at one time I would say a loose or getting more loose grounding point is very possible.
It’s to the left side of the console under the cluster on a dash supporting brace .... might even be to the right of the ignition switch as I can remember.
There may be a few minor ones for the console.
This one large headed screw there that holds on to several circuits that need to be grounded.
Have you had this area opened up in the last year or so?

Now coming from the other direction, electrically, it might be the fuse panel in the drivers door hinge area.
This area is prone to corrosion, since, it’s an area above wet floor mats, due to water off our shoes. The housing gets affected by the Outside cooler ambient temperatures and warmer air on the inside helps push moisture vapors that get attract to the coldest areas naturally.
An Example is how our windshields get foggy very easily just from our breathing or rain water off our rain coats!

Since it easier to access the fuses, I would square away that area first, by spinning the fuses, cleaning the tips and tightening the clips.
If things come back on you may get “told that” quicker about them from here.

Hope this helps in getting a grip on what might be happening!

Phil






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