Bored and Tinkering

[SDJunkMan]

My dash lights are real dim, so I figured I would pull the cluster, clean it up, and try this. Also a good time to swap the pos aftermatket radio for an original am/ fm that I have.

After pulling the cluster, I found these purple wires that are jumpered together, can anyone tell me where they go?

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Also wondering what this buzzer is for, I've never heard one in this truck.

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The truck doesn't appear to have come with a radio, there is no speaker in the dash (holes don't even look like a screw has been in them) and I can't find a wiring harness for one (current radio is wired direct to the fuse panel). Was the radio harness a separate harness?

 

[echo7bravo]

No idea.... buzzer could be a left your lights on thing and just not working.

I’m rebuilding a Delco radio as we speak. Not modifying for AUX or anything spectacular. Just an overhaul and adding amplifier in behind the tuner.

 

[Dougnsalem]

After pulling the cluster, I found these purple wires that are jumpered together, can anyone tell me where they go?

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Thats for the neutral safety switch on the clutch pedal.

 

[bucket]

My '79 has that buzzer, it's for the seatbelt reminder. It works every once in a while. If my other trucks have it, they must not work.

 

[Iowan]

I cant remember if I had in my '80.

 

[78C10BigTen]

No idea.... buzzer could be a left your lights on thing and just not working.

I’m rebuilding a Delco radio as we speak. Not modifying for AUX or anything spectacular. Just an overhaul and adding amplifier in behind the tuner.

This raises me a question since you said your rebuilding the radio... my 78 has the stock am/fm radio in it, has anyone had one open and know what size light bulb is in it? Im thinking i may put an led in for now to match all my others.

 

[echo7bravo]

158 or 194 to luminate the dial

Yellow LED for stereo is a plug in. Switched mine to blue

 

[78C10BigTen]

Yellow LED for stereo is a plug in. Switched mine to blue[/QUOTE]
What do you mean?

 

[echo7bravo]

There is a 158 light bulb that lays horizontal under the tuner dial on the 88 MHz side. I replaced mine with a 194

On the front face plate is a yellow indicator light for when it’s in stereo. That light is a push in LED. I changed mine to blue to match some other things. I also repainted my frequency indicator needle orange

 

[echo7bravo]

Inside the casing I cleaned all the electronic contacts. Resoldered a couple things and installed new capacitors. Also lubed the screw and sprocket on the tuner side

And of course tuned it in.

 

[SDJunkMan]

Thats for the neutral safety switch on the clutch pedal.

That's probably something I should hook back up.

My '79 has that buzzer, it's for the seatbelt reminder.

It doesn't work, guess I really don't need it.

Thanks Doug and Bucket

 

[TPISly-C10]

All wet and raining here so I was just tinkering around inside the house. I painted my faded gauge needles the other day and haven’t put my instrument cluster back together.

Was thinking about a conversation we had the other day about using aluminum duct tape inside tail light housing to reflect light outwards.

So I decided to line the underside of my inner gauge bezel. Figure it can’t hurt. Why not see if it will improve illumination.

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did the same on mine..make a big difference! so i do the tail light too!