Mr.Spacely

I removed my clock today, and noticed a round female plug dangling behind it in the dash. It looked to have a jumper installed. Did some searching, but still can't figure out what is for.

Something to do with hvac, or a test port of some kind?

Lemass Automotive

Aerial?

Mr.Spacely

On closer inspection, it is a brown 15-pin connector of the same type and design as the clock connector. Only difference is it has a trapezoidal protrusion in the center, whereas the clock plug has a D-shaped protrusion. Three of the pins are blank, and I was mistaken about there being a jumper.

Lemass Automotive

Well. Not an aerial then lol

dfinnegan

There was an option for an electronic computer in the tach. Perhaps this is the alternate connector for that tach option.

boxsey911

Spot on. That's exactly what it is. When I fitted an OBC tach, I needed to unplug the old connector and plug that one in its place.

Lemass Automotive

Hmm fitting the 993 rev counter did cross my mind

Makmov

I took my clock out, too. Haven't noticed any such animal like that.

In any event, whohoo fixed my Airbag light. Indeed it was a clock circut board failure. On of the pins to be exact. Tested it good circut from the socket to the solder but interestingly the pin itself was dead as a door nail resoldered all the joints working for now.

g60pops

let me know if you need a control stalk and obc rev counter

Mr.Spacely

Mystery solved then, I was worried it might be important.

I just found 4 bad solder joints on my clock and fixed them. None was connected to the airbag light, but maybe it was causing some other mojo. Fingers crossed.

Lemass Automotive

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