So dash lights just wont light. I have continuity on pcb now and before installing twist locks and new 168 bulbs I tested each light and socket. None lit so I folded a piece of 320 sandpaper and cleaned 20 tedious little socket contacts. They test lit with a little manipulation, so I installed them knowing I wouldnt be happy with the result. I have high beam & turn indicators now, but still no dash lights. Gotta be a bad ground, Im thinking, Fairly confident its not the pcb since I have continuity on the pcb. A few interior lights now work, the cluster lights wont light. Them simple 37 y/o sockets must be NFG. Ordered new. Near as I can tell they're 5/8" in case you want to replace yours. If your doing this, I recommend you get new.
Last night after an 80 mile cruise when I got home I tried to restart the Cordoba. It acts like the starters gone bad. If it extended the shaft and cranked motor, it would at speed. Then it would suddenly kick out/off before engine started. Or you'd hit the key and hear it just "thunk" like battery was ok, but starter was stuck. Im going on the assumption its the starter or connection in starter, and hope its not something to do with the steering column I loosened, lowered 3/4" then re-tightened. So my plan this morning was just to pull one of my (bad 46RE) trucks starters and swap it out. Short of cutting the starter in half, how do you remove that YUGE /6 starter? I cant even slide it back off the trans stud! It hits exhaust. There must be a way Im just not seeing it. Anybody have a way to snake that starter out short of dropping trans or manifolds?