92 cavalier RS coupe 2.2 funny plastic smell car runs,no gauges or speedo
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Asked by Unclegooder Mar 09, 2018 at 01:19 PM about the 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Coupe FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Funny plastic odor in car dash gauges do not work, alternator light on, car still
runs

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Jorge answered 6 years ago

Sounds like there may have been a short wire and this is the plastic odor (burn) that you smell. The gauges do not work, so I would start by checking the fuse box.

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Unclegooder answered 6 years ago

Hey thanks found the problem,blown fuse for gauges. Installed new fuse and had smoke under dash,somewhere around Ebrake mount. removed fuse anyway Thanks for the help.

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Jorge answered 6 years ago

I am glad that you were able to get the car back in shape. In my 60 years of tinkering with cars I have learned one thing: The devil knows more because he is very, very old and not because he is the devil.

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