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1984 Mustang GT Conv't - Stock Shift Light?

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I just picked up my first carbed/manual/5.0/Fox pony a couple of weeks ago - 1984 GT Convertible, 5-speed.
(Just a preface to this question: my speedo cable is gone and my ebrake cable was cut off - a relatively small issue considering the price I paid for the car)
To the left of the dash is a column of lights, which either don't work or just aren't being used. At the right angle and the right light, I can make out that one of these lights is for the e-break and one just says "Shift ^".
1. What do the other lights indicate?
2. Should that "Shift ^" light be coming on? I've near red-lined the thing enough times I should have seen it by now, but I don't know if the speedo is responsible for that or if it's based on RPMs.

Thanks in advance!
 

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the upshift light comes on based on optimizing gas mileage... not drag racing, so yeah it is burned out, or just non-op in some other way
 

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up shift light only works on non v8 cars and other light is seat belt warning
 

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only on non-v8s??
why would ford deprive their 5.0 pony of such a feature??

Liv2roc... nice ride... '84 GT350?
 
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The upshift light wasn't used for the 5.0L until the '85 model year.
 
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