monte70z20 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Hi Everyone:I just recently purchased a 70 MC that was somewhat disassembled and slapped back together haphazardly. I'm trying to put it back together and just can't seem to remember where some things go. Can anybody tell me where the metal strip that is wired to the back of the cluster gets attached to? I have included a picture of the cluster with the metal strip visible in front of it. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monte70car Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 That is the ground for the head light switch it screws to the metal frame work of the dash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangeba Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Yep, what he said. Poor or missing grounds, IMO, are the cause of most automotive electrical problems. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS5 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Yep, It gets sandwiched between the headlight switch and the back of the cluster in the left side and then it runs down the side where two 1/4 screws hold it to the wiper switch and then the tail flat piece gets a single short silver 1/4 screw to hold it to the Dash frame where it goes up and over the steering column also on the left side just below the wiper switch when cluster is back in Dash. Darren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monte70z20 Posted June 14, 2016 Author Share Posted June 14, 2016 Thanks everyone for the replies. This has been very helpful and definitely saved me a bunch of unwanted headaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monte70z20 Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 Before I put the dash back in, I want to check the gauge cluster to see that everything is working. Electrical is not a strong point for me so I was wondering what it would take to just plug the gauge cluster into the wiring harness with the dash in place to see that everything works. Is this possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monte70z20 Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 I meant without the dash in place sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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