Austarion

My JD seems to have the 2013 blues as several things have busted.

No dash lights when I push parking light switch or headlight switch. All parking lights come on ok.

Not sure if this is related, but turning lights work both sides but flash at what seems to be at half the normal rate.

Any ideas?

TIA

Pull out the instrument panel from the dashboard, & check the multi-pin connectors, & the earthing. Also look around for any dodgy wiring from previous owners. I'm assuming you have checked all the fuses first.

panda wrote:Pull out the instrument panel from the dashboard, & check the multi-pin connectors, & the earthing. Also look around for any dodgy wiring from previous owners. I'm assuming you have checked all the fuses first.

Thanks for the reply, panda.

No previous owner of the JD. Only thrre items non original: fuel pump (Bosch), windscreen and fuel cap. Trying to work out wiring for a diffrent radio atm.

Had instrument panel out but maybe should do so again. Metered all fuses near the steering wheel. All good. Have workshop manual (photocopied) but at times does not give required info. Currently suspect flakey earth..........somewhere.

Had yet another go at this problem. Assumed nothing that I had learned at previous sessions was true. As a post mortem I realised this: using the sliding fuse tester told me much more than I thought originally. Combined with the prints it was screaming that the intesity pot assy was broken. It was. However it was a problem to replace as I don't have Japanese hands. Thanks to Peter Ambros who had supplied me with that assy previouslt.

I seem to remember it was easier to take out the instrument cluster and try and get a hand down from there when I removed mine, it was certainly tricky!

Can we get a pic of this component/assembly and it's approx. location?
I wouldn't mind having it clear in my head where to trouble shoot if I come across this problem....

It's the knob on the dashboard just to the right of your ignition barrel. Has a picture of a globe on it.

popup wrote:I seem to remember it was easier to take out the instrument cluster and try and get a hand down from there when I removed mine, it was certainly tricky!

Instrument cluster was only connected to speedo cable. Ease of access to dimmer seems to depend on how you position your tongue!

JDSTAZ45 wrote:Can we get a pic of this component/assembly and it's approx. location?
I wouldn't mind having it clear in my head where to trouble shoot if I come across this problem....

Tried to upload pics of assembly but msg I get is "Webpage cannot be found". (http://www.fr33z3.net/upload.php)

See ebay ad at: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MB196670-Mit ... _391wt_764

Fourth pic shows the spade connectors. To test: connect vertical spade to a 12V bulb. Bottom spade connects to +12V and the other side of the bulb. Top spade connects to other terminal of battery. Intensity should change smoothly.

PN is MB196670 and this assy seems to have been used in lots of Mitsubishi cars.

Troubleshooting is actually quite easy. Fuse 7 (Position(R)) on fuse panel controls right hand rear parking lights and rear number plate lights. If these work but you have no dash lights the rheostat is broken.

StarionJD wrote: the intesity pot assy was broken

= dimmer switch/dial is stuffed. Ah, I get it now!

Sometimes known as a varistor too!