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Old 22-08-2006, 12:19 PM   #1
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Default TX5 Wiring

Just bought an 87 tx5
It has some electrical issues
The instrument light does not work and the rear lights keep blowing the fuse witch suggests a dead short some where I realy need a wiring diagram or someone that has had and solved this problem -thanks-

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Old 23-08-2006, 07:38 AM   #2
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rear light is a common fault the setup has several cluster switches any one of them mah have an internal fault the earth should be red /white stripe the power side red /black stripe
instrument light if not the bulb the bulb carrier or the copper contact on the printed circuit or dry or broken solder points in the main loom of that instrument cluster
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Old 26-08-2006, 11:36 AM   #3
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this is just a tx5 site might help. http://z3.invisionfree.com/tx5/index.php?
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