Live2rice I guess we were responding at the same time

 

Glad I'm not the only one that gets up early!

 

ok well i used a saftey pin that i cut to bridge them but nothing happend i dont have a light persay i have this little square.and thats it. so it did nothing.

 

The check engine light in the middle of the cluster right? Was the car running? Sure you got a good connection with the safety pin?

 

Thats my cluster i even jumped it with a wire and still got nothing out of it. and the idle problem seems to have fixed its self some how.

 

I didn't realize till just now that i even had a check engine light. i just assumed that thats what the little square was. my check engine light never comes on for any reason. im not surprised that i cant even force it on.

 

Does your check engine light turn on when you turn the key to the II position? Its the light to the left of the 40mph mark.

I still would consider replacing the wiring harness, as it seems like its very finicky and is only going to cause problems.

 

It sounds like the previous owner removed the bulb because of some problem that caused the check engine light to be on and they didn't want to fix it.

If it were my car I would put a bulb in and see what codes you have.

The red "maintenance required" indicator can be reset by pressing your key into the little slot on the cluster. Its just set to turn to red every 3000 miles or so to remind you to do an oil change.

 

nope it never lights up.

 

Yeah then the bulb was removed. The check engine light should come on for a few seconds every time you start your car. You have to take the cluster out to replace it.