The 505 panel lights at full setting is perfect even for dark roads. So one
of the first things I always do is bypass this infernal POS.
Yes, the rheostat is probably the culprit. I cut a small piece of thin
gauge steel .25" x .75" and used it to connect the 2 wires together,
bypassing it.
-Phil
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From: "kenneth parker" <elkeni@mac.com>
To: "peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com List'" <peugeot-l@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 3:56 PM
Subject: [Peugeot-L] 84 505 flickering panel lights
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> My 84 505 has, and has had, its lights (instrument, heater control,
> clock) flickering for quite some time. Someone suggested a failing
> alternator, but this thing has been going on for two years.
> Just yesterday a light (not a flickering one) went off in my head and
> I theorized that it must be the rheostat that is the problem. Might
> that be true or might there be some ground that is not well grounded?
> If it is a ground and not the rheostat, where might that ground be
> connected and is the wire numbered?
> Thanks,
> Ken
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