Monthly Archives: August 2024

Electrical 17: Chasing Gremlins

Posted on August 26, 2024 by RussD

I’ve had an intermittent electrical problem for several months – one of the most frustrating things that can happen. The courtesy lights – lights in the front doors and a map light in the dash – come on when you … Continue reading →

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Electrical 16: Heater Illumination

Posted on August 19, 2024 by RussD

The Imperial uses electroluminescent lighting for the instrument panel, heater controls and transmission controls. The heater and transmission use plastic pushbuttons with a panel beside them to light the button caps. Unfortunately these panels degrade over time and now barely … Continue reading →

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An Air Conditioning Thread Pull

Posted on August 12, 2024 by RussD

You know when you have a sweater with a thread hanging loose and you pull on it? And you keep getting more and more thread until your former sweater is nothing but a pile of sheep fur on the floor? … Continue reading →

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