Dash Connection Question

[Dr_rich]

I have a '73 240. I just pulled the dash and am ready to reinstall. My first question is in pic on the left, the arrow points to what seems a ground housing. I have an illumination bulb that has a socket that is different than any other socket under the dash. It just happens to fit inside it perfectly. does it go there?

And secondly, what plugs into the male spade plug on the block on the back of my speedometer in the second pic?

I hope these aren't dumb questions, I just want to make sure everything is plugged in correctly.

Thanks!

~Richard

Dr_Rich

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[beandip]

I suggest that you send a PM to escanlon he is a real guru on Z wireing. Gary P. S. If you can say what color he wire is , this would be a big help.

[Dr_rich]

Thanks Gary! I will give him a shout.

~Rich

[ZSaint]

Taking them apart is no problem. But, putting them back together is a huge headache. I have put my dash in and got everything plugged back together with the exception of one white wire. I have not had the time to look for the wire to the fuse panel. escanlon told me the wire feeds into the voltage regulator. I will find it I hope!

I still have some of the "thingys" hanging down that bolt to the dash or kick panel area. Where do these black 90`steel pieces bolt to? I have them on the work bench but cannot find anything in my notes about them. Hmmm? They look like some kind of mount.

I will have to take it to an auto electric shop if it does not work when I get it all back together. I can be very expensive but no one wants to put in a new harness if it burns up a wire or two!

[EScanlon]

I have a '73 240. I just pulled the dash and am ready to reinstall. My first question is in pic on the left, the arrow points to what seems a ground housing. I have an illumination bulb that has a socket that is different than any other socket under the dash. It just happens to fit inside it perfectly. does it go there?

And secondly, what plugs into the male spade plug on the block on the back of my speedometer in the second pic?

The first item is the Light Housing light source for the 4-Way Flasher Switch (Pull/Push Style) and the Cigar Lighter. The "odd" light bulb socket goes in there, and lights / dims with the normal dash illumination. The light to the 4-Way Flasher and the Cigar Lighter Housing is "sent" there via a Fiber Optic Cable. The FOC goes THROUGH the 4-Way Flasher STEM and then into the head of the Push/Pull Knob, on the Cigar Lighter it exits at a small hood that is attached to the side of the Cigar Lighter Body. It's a very nice subdued light effect.

As far as the second item, that is a doozy. It looks as though it's coming from a relay or a small circuit box. The White Red and the other ?White/White? wire aren't one of the color codes used for that thin a wire. The White/Red wire they use tends to be heavier gage. This almost looks like a "Light On" Warning Buzzer but don't take that as what it is, just a WAG.

Enrique

[Dr_rich]

Cool! Thanks for the reply. everything is back together and working! It took just over an hour to pull the dash out, and 3 1/2 hours to reinstall... But it all works!

~Rich

[george71z]

When I pulled my 71 dash, I used a trick from work (refurbing military aircraft). BEFORE I pulled anything, I took a Sharpie and numbered each conector, same # on each half. When I put it back in some months later, all I had to do was match up the numbers. Nobody sees it under the dash, so it all works out.

[Dr_rich]

That's a great idea. I will need to pull the dash again to replace my heater hoses and replace the heater water valve, and I will be numbering wires that time!

Thanks!

~Rich