Napraw to jeszcze raz, Tosiek - it never fucking ends edition

". ." (xllx) 04/02/2016 at 12:33 • Filed to: Shoebox, blue torpedo

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Something’s broken on the Fiat again. Here’s Your hint:

EDIT: AuthiCooper1300 got it. Light switch is in the ON position, but I get nothing but the headlights. No Taillights, backlight or ‘lights light’ on the dash. Pulling out the switch and reinserting it in the connector fixes it, so it’s probably a wonky connection. I’ll drown it in contact cleaner when I find it and see if that helps.

Here’s how the dash should look:

Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S. > . . 04/02/2016 at 12:43

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battery/alternator?

jimz > . . 04/02/2016 at 12:44

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how is it going 5 km/h in your garage?

. . > Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S. 04/02/2016 at 12:44

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Nope. Both are fine. In fact the engine is running in that photo.

. . > jimz 04/02/2016 at 12:44

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That’s where the speedo pegs. :P

AuthiCooper1300 > . . 04/02/2016 at 12:45

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Fix-It-Again-Tony - dash lights, maybe all the lighting?

. . > AuthiCooper1300 04/02/2016 at 12:45

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Ding, ding, ding! Light switch is on but no lights.

(Well, the headlights are on, but no taillights and no dash backlight + no lights light)

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > . . 04/02/2016 at 12:46

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Dash lighting?

. . > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 04/02/2016 at 12:47

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Just been answered. You’re literally 30 seconds late.

Cé hé sin > . . 04/02/2016 at 12:48

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Fuse?

LongbowMkII > . . 04/02/2016 at 12:48

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Check all your fuses first and foremost. That may give you a direction to hunt at least.

AuthiCooper1300 > . . 04/02/2016 at 12:49

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Szkoda! Slightly corroded fuse contacts? Damp fuse sockets?

I think you need some Lucas smoke.

AuthiCooper1300 > AuthiCooper1300 04/02/2016 at 12:49

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(pretty sure it is compatible with Magnetti Marelli hardware)

. . > Cé hé sin 04/02/2016 at 12:51

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Fuses are fine. Lights come back after I pull the switch out and reconnect it.

. . > LongbowMkII 04/02/2016 at 12:51

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Checked them first thing. They’re fine.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > . . 04/02/2016 at 12:52

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All the electricals.

. . > AuthiCooper1300 04/02/2016 at 12:52

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Probably slightly corroded light switch contacts. I’ll drown them in electronic cleaner tomorrow if I can find the damn can.

AuthiCooper1300 > . . 04/02/2016 at 12:56

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I think your car is crying for an Italian tune-up. When the weather is damp some services/accessories in my 75 play up (particularly if the car has been standing for a few days).

A couple of hours of driving with the engine up to temperature works wonders. Suddenly everything comes back to life!

. . > AuthiCooper1300 04/02/2016 at 12:58

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I give it one fairly regularly. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to help with the electrics. :(

AuthiCooper1300 > . . 04/02/2016 at 13:02

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Strange. In my Alfas it does. But then they have the engine up front so the dash etc get heat soak. Not so easy in your car.

What is the going rate for a nice-ish Maluch nowadays? I don’t mean perfect, just usable. I’d love to fit one with a Steyr-Puch engine some day (a few 126s were sold that way in Austria in the 70s).

. . > AuthiCooper1300 04/02/2016 at 13:03

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500-600 Euros can pretty easily get you a nice one in Poland if you’re willing to look. Couple hundred more if you want one straight away.

AuthiCooper1300 > . . 04/02/2016 at 13:05

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Wow. That is very tempting. Thanks for the info.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > . . 04/02/2016 at 13:06

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Damn. Missed it in the time it took me to reply.

Cé hé sin > . . 04/02/2016 at 15:07

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!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

Polish is generally brought to you by the letter Z.

. . > Cé hé sin 04/02/2016 at 15:16

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As my English friend likes to say in Polish: ‘szczszcsczszzsczszcszczsczszcsczcszsc’.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > . . 04/02/2016 at 17:49

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Sounds like it should at least be an easy fix! :) Never realized how green the original dash lighting in the 126 was, haha! :P

I’ll probably swap the bulbs out for some LEDs of a different color when I get mine! :)

I’m surprised actually, your dash looks faiyl readable, but I’ve read online that a lot of people complain the 126 EL/ELX dash is poorly lit at night...?

. . > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 04/02/2016 at 17:52

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No idea why anyone would think that it’s hard to read, the backlight is completely fine. Also, I don’t mind the green. It feels old-school. :P

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > . . 04/02/2016 at 19:49

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I would’ve thought the stock dash color would be white! :)

. . > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 04/02/2016 at 20:17

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Green dash backlight is very 90's. :D