Recent content by HughLouisDewey

Okay, thought I'd do an update for posterity. After checking every bulb on the car and removing/cleaning the rear light assemblies, I still had no gauge lights. Incidentally, I also replaced both of the gear shifter panel bulbs, which is nice, but no gauge lights. I removed the gauge cluster...

Hello All, I'm interested in installing a permanent fuel pressure dial gauge on the fuel rail schrader valve port on my '96 D1. I'm not 100% sure if this is a good idea, what the threading requires, etc. Anyone done anything like this that can recommend a decent setup or knows the...

Sorry, I downloaded it when I still had Android 12, so there was no issue. Interestingly enough, even though I've since upgraded to Android 13, I can still use the app fine, so it must just be a Google Play Store issue of not wanting to let you have it. You'd have to sweet talk Robert into...

Hi All, I've been using Torque Pro and a cheapo blue OBD dongle to monitor some vital readings in my '96 D1 V8, and I've had a few questions that I can't seem to answer in the manuals or other threads. Below are the sensors that I've added to my Torque dashboard to monitor on my phone...

As I understand it, the GEMS ECU app uses the ELM327 protocol, which I think isn't supported on all dongles. I bought this one (LINK) per Robertf's reccomendation, and it worked great on my '96 D1.

I triggered my own SRS light by pulling the #14 fuse while the engine was on, which was dumb. I ended up just removing the instrument cluster and pulling the bulbs for the SRS light. It was just for my own sanity, though, since in GA we don't have inspections per se. Not sure about what exactly...

Alright, thanks everyone, all is well. With some prying and convincing I was able to disconnect the u-joint at the box input shaft and just center the steering wheel that way, so now the steering wheel, input shaft, and pitman arm all appear to be centered and aligned. I also had a...

Awesome, thanks, I'll give that a try. I can remove both pinch bolts from the lower u-joint and see if it'll slide off; it just seemed like there wasn't any play forward or back to actually slide that shaft out, like it was geometrically locked in there or something.

Is there a way to detach the box input shaft from the steering column without detaching the whole box from the chassis and sliding it forward? The shaft that comes through the firewall down to the u-joints doesn't seem to have any forward or backward play, so I'm not sure how to disconnect it...

I didn't realize it was off until I was test driving it, so everything was bolted in and the hoses were all reconnected. The only way I could think to adjust it would be to unbolt the whole box, pry it out of the u-joint, and try to reinsert it properly; by that time I was pretty beat and...

Hello all, This weekend I took on the challenge of pulling my steering box out and replacing the input shaft seal, which recently had started hemorrhaging even more ATF than usual. I spent three days removing the box, replacing the seal, diligently cleaning and repainting the box, and...

Gotcha, I'll focus on the back then. As far as I can tell, all the brake lights, turn signals, reverse lights, etc. are all functioning, but could there still be a problem even if everything looks like it's working okay? I really hated getting into that assembly last time I had a bulb out. I...

Update to this: I pulled the clock out of the dash and replaced the bulb with THIS one from O'Reilly, which worked great, now I can read the clock all the time. The clock illumination, however, does not change depending on if the headlights are on or off. They flicker for a fraction of the...

Hmm, I might pull the battery to see if anything odd is going on underneath. Unfortunately, all my exterior lights are working fine, and I probed every single fuse under the driver's kick panel and in the engine bay and couldn't find a single one blown. I think my only option is going to be to...

The clock has no illumination at all; hasn't since before I got the Discovery. Can barely see the time unless its really bright out. I'm not sure if there's an internal bulb or something that's burnt out. The radio is an aftermarket that doesn't change illumination with the headlights anyway...