We pulled the dash pad, and removed the gauge cluster. The cluster was fully functional, but the lens a bit foggy and had minor scratches. The needles were faded, and a couple of the bulbs were out or intermittent. It still had the original #168 bulbs, so you had to strike a match to see the dash at night.
The light switch was a bit twitchy at best. It did work, but the dash lights would go off if you tried to adjust them. I bought a new AC Delco switch from Amazon, and slipped it in place. It now works smoothly as intended.
We dissambled the gauge cluster to inspect its condition. Besides the usual degrading of the housing, it was in decent shape. The printed circuit had some minor damage to a couple of runs, but a few dabs of super glue and it was good as new.
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