I checked as many resistors as I could for both continuity and value... nothing showed up. I ordered a cross referenced part from Mouser for the BSP373 listed above...

Another oddity this morning which tells me it may not be the display itself. I had mentioned that it had a bright line to the right of the screen that was at or near the brightness level the whole display SHOULD be. Well, it was fairly cold her overnight (14F) and when I got in the car it was sunny so I saw no display... but then looked closer and there was no birght line on the right! The whole display was dim as it has been, but the line was gone! As the car warmed up more, the line returned. I thoguht that was a bit odd