Thank you Bill.

Thank you.

UpdateWell I just got things back together. Bulbs work fine. Now my gauges do not register. I am sure with rough handling I damaged them or did not hook the regulator back up. I also had trouble putting the connector back in as well. Maybe some of the leads from the board were messed up as...

Thank you. I will trying to finish today. Thanks for the heads up on the grounding issues too. I am hoping replacing the back plate will cure some issues.

Well I finally started working today on my cluster back. Had quite a time removing old one. It mostly busted and I had some trouble removing gauges, re-attaching gauges, hard to get speedometer cable pulled as well. Right now I painted the gauge needles with some day-glo orange paint and have...

Thank you Bill and everyone. I have not started on the project. I need to stop working 6 days a week. Although the extra funds are nice. I checked about heater knobs and they will not be a problem because as was said earlier that section is an open area. I just need to remove headlight knob and...

Thank you. I am sure I will need it.🤔

Just got the correct part yesterday. They were nice enough to ship for free. That was greatly appreciated. Now to get to work If it ever stops raining in these parts.☔

Thank you. Still waiting on part.

Here are the heater knobs.

Just an update. $33.00 total shipping plus part. Had to return part and pay for return shipping plus right part to be shipped. Now waiting on part. ygm

Got my part yesterday. Have not opened because I am pretty sure I ordered wrong part and wil have to pay for shipping return and still have to order right part and pay for shipping. Lesson learned in not knowing what I needed. I will callthem tomorrow abut return.

Well just looking at things now. There are 2 different options. With my luck, I have ordered the wrong part.

Thank you both.

Forgot to say the truck is a 1977 F-150 Custom with a 3 speed automatic 4.9 liter straight 6 cylinder engine. Only have fuel gauge and temperature gauge. Rest are warning lights.

Thank you. The wiper knob is broken and I have a replacement. The headlight knob I can release from behind dash. I need to remove the knobs of the heater, defrost and fan controls. I am hoping they just pull off with enough force. Thanks again. I will look into the bulbs too.

My next project just got started with an order from Dennis Carpenter for the plastic piece behind instrument cluster. My is pretty much crumbling. I am not sure if I need bulbs but hopefully I will be able to purchase them locally. If anyone has any suggestions or has done a replacement, I would...

Thanks. Got the Alero out of park and ordered a shifter handle too.

I got it working. I had to put on road quickly when our Alero got stuck in park. Because of that, I had to get a generic socket at NAPA. Had to sort out which wire did what but it works...only problem is when both on at same time the head/parking light is a little dimmer. On a side note, I can...

Thank you. I will look into the voltage test and the bulb issue. I have a digital volt meter if that would work. I assume just check the metal contacts in socket. Thank you again.

I have a 1977 F-150 6 cylinder. The front drivers side signal does not work. I can see some minor corrosion but thought bulb was bad. New bulb but still not working. Wires seem OK. I guess replace the socket because I haf a problem getting bulb to seat properly. Thanks for any ideas.

Thanks. Got truck home now. The oil leak has been fixed too. Only problem now is it won't idle until warm. Has kind of an uneven idle. Ran fine ...maybe just need to run more.

Just thought I would update what I did with my truck. Put it in shop after using a can of PB Blaster on what I could see. Got a call today and the mechanic said the manifold is cracked and repair plus tax and inspection would be $576.00. I'm hoping that will be last major repair and I can work...

Thanks for the ideas. Not so much concerned about getting money out of it as opposed to keep putting more into the truck. To me it is worth preserving but on my budget putting thousands into the truck isn't possible. As for heat - it's a project beyond my abilities. I have until the end of...

I have a 1977 F-150 with a 300 CID in-line 6 cylinder. Was told at last inspection that the exhaust manifold is leaking and needs new gasket. Was quoted $375.00 plus more if studs or bolts are broken. Looking at the bolts and studs they are really rusted over. I have sprayed them with Blaster...

Not sure what happened but my previous account may have been de-activated. So I have re-registered and would like to introduce myself again. I have a 1977 F-150 Custon. It's in a little bit of rough shape and in need of some work. I live in Martinsburg, WV which is in Eastern Panhandle of West...