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Old Jul 9, 2017 | 07:19 PM
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Old Jul 9, 2017 | 07:49 PM
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You can try pulling it out and cleaning the contacts off where it plugs in. Check the wiring. Other than that Im out of ideas.
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Old Jul 9, 2017 | 08:10 PM
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Old Jul 9, 2017 | 08:24 PM
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Yea,, I probly would have looked at those joints too,, Get a magnifying glass and you can probly see a crack in them

I had a heater control do that in a intrepid ,, It stuck on high heat all the time and I pulled it apart and found a cracked solder joint
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