thechoochlyman
Vendor , w/Business number
I've had a few cluster needs lately, and being pretty handy with a soldering iron I decided to delve into it. Derek (@ChubsAuto) is a crazy smart dude, and I've been reading a lot of his old posts. I've also been talking to @TDIDaveNH , and I'm pretty sure we'll be trying to meet up at some point so I can procure all of Derek's old tools and parts from him.
Over the last couple of weeks I've been compiling all the information I can, and gleaning info from the MFA Conversion Article, Derek's farewell thread, Derek's ELMOS replacement thread, and others.
I'm sure there are a lot of people on the forum more knowledgeable with electronics and programming than myself. However, as I typically do, if I find something new to be interested in, I tend to go all-in. It looks like I'll be outfitting myself with a lot more tools and parts very soon, and I want everything I find to be public knowledge. I've already had to research several things in the last few days, and want to share it all with the B4 community; Whether it's to fix your own cluster, a buddy's cluster, or someone who needs the info 20 years from now.
I'm already capable of several necessary fixes at the moment, but don't have a ton of spare parts just yet. I'm going to document some things I've done recently in this thread, as well as ask for some advice and give out a bit of my own. If there's anyone else who's been doing repairs since Derek quit, I'm not intending to take anyone's business. But it seems to be a need in our community, and I want to do everything I can to help keep our cars going.
- Charlie
Over the last couple of weeks I've been compiling all the information I can, and gleaning info from the MFA Conversion Article, Derek's farewell thread, Derek's ELMOS replacement thread, and others.
I'm sure there are a lot of people on the forum more knowledgeable with electronics and programming than myself. However, as I typically do, if I find something new to be interested in, I tend to go all-in. It looks like I'll be outfitting myself with a lot more tools and parts very soon, and I want everything I find to be public knowledge. I've already had to research several things in the last few days, and want to share it all with the B4 community; Whether it's to fix your own cluster, a buddy's cluster, or someone who needs the info 20 years from now.
I'm already capable of several necessary fixes at the moment, but don't have a ton of spare parts just yet. I'm going to document some things I've done recently in this thread, as well as ask for some advice and give out a bit of my own. If there's anyone else who's been doing repairs since Derek quit, I'm not intending to take anyone's business. But it seems to be a need in our community, and I want to do everything I can to help keep our cars going.
- Charlie