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makes sense. ill attack it from the front side now. pull the gauges out of the instrument cluster and see if everything is as it should be. thanks for the insight.

electrical gremlin update: the instrument panel is good. checked continuity on the circuits for the lights and everything is good. also did the same for the wires that are for the lights and there is continuity but to as much as on the dash gauges. i also checked on the light switch itself for the wires that run to the instrument panels and the continuity read a negative number----- I'm not sure if that is normal or not. so I'm still dark on the right half of the gauges.... it'll be a couple days before i can dig back into due to it being my daily driver and I'm back on shift.

thanks Hall Monitor, that video gives a good visual for what ill have to do if there is a broken trace. I'm hoping its that or just a bad ground.

I've wiggle and jiggled and cleaned things. ill pull it out again and check the circuits more closely. if it is a damaged circuit what would be the course of repair? thanks again for all the input. everything works except the tach/speedo/temp gauge.

I've spun the dimmer switch back and forth... ill just take everything out again and check. wiggle everything a bit to see if there is a short or loose connection. thanks for the input. :)

couple months ago i was driving at night and the speedo/temp/tach went dark but the clock and the gas gauge are still lit. i hit a bump and they came back on, but the next time i drove they were out again. i pulled the instrument panel out and switched the bulbs and nothing changed. everything looked fine on the back. i cleaned the contacts where the wiring plugs in. i am at a loss. going to study the wiring diagram again to see if there was anything i missed. any insight would be greatly appreciated. thanks

chuck norris once flushed a used condom down the toilet...... four days later the ninja turtles were born.

ive got the hood vents from mine that im not using if you are interested. :) i really like that paint you went with. i think the kc 720 wears that color well.

Apologies. Delete this one and I'll post it up accordingly.

i am trying to locate some torsion bars from a 720 build date 10\81 to 12\82. these are the 24mm torsions bars. if anyone has a line on some it would be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.

720's are quite loveable :)

as far as seats i got mine from an isuzu rodeo, 02 i believe. fit perfect. they do make you sit a little bit higher in the cab but they are a very nice upgrade as far as comfort.

thanks ive grown to like the rear but im looking to replace the front eventually :)

finally got some suspension done. two inch blocks in the back and cranked the torsion bars to level it out. this is the first stage. still needs more low but that will come later.

verdict on the valves.... 6 were too tight and 2 were too loose. thanks machine shop for "setting them" for me.... anyway. she runs great, just like she did before i let her overheat and warp her head... now its on to the next thing/s on the list :)