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-   -   no dash lights, flaky tach, temp and fuel gauge not working...what gives? (http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/141148-no-dash-lights-flaky-tach-temp-fuel-gauge-not-working-what-gives.html)

didget69 12-29-2005 10:45 PM
Bad fuse connection?
 
My car had gauge trouble once; wasn't making good contact in the fuse box -

Bryan in NC

Stevo 12-29-2005 10:48 PM
"It won't mess up any kind of alignment?" Nop, no problem

I would put a wrench or socket on it and if its the least bit lose, take it apart and sand the parts real good and tight it back up.

PagodaLover 12-29-2005 10:57 PM
You didn't install a 180D dashboard into this car, did you???;)

sailor15015 12-29-2005 10:59 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stevo
"It won't mess up any kind of alignment?" Nop, no problem

I would put a wrench or socket on it and if its the least bit lose, take it apart and sand the parts real good and tight it back up.
Thanks alot. I'll try this as soon as I get home.

neumann 01-02-2006 11:49 PM
I did the jumper trick. It seems to work fine.

My temp gauge is still not working. I cleaned to connection at the block to no avail.

I also check the gounds behind the gauge console. They seemed tight. Nice birds nest in those brown wires :(

neumann 01-03-2006 11:22 PM
Now my power windows went out this morning :(

neumann 01-05-2006 01:50 AM
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Originally Posted by neumann
Now my power windows went out this morning :(
bump

whunter 01-05-2006 02:04 AM
Try this easy test
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by sailor15015
Most definitely check your main grounds, like the body to the chassis. I bought my brother's '84 a week or two ago and a couple of days later it quit starting. The temp and fuel gauges would go crazy before it quit and I just thought it was a shorted out instrument cluster. I swapped clusters from my wrecked '85 and still no dice. The weird thing is that the gauges would peg and every light in the cluster would come on when the speedometer cable touched the back of the cluster.

I took a jumper cable, hooked it from my EGR to my negative battery post and it started.

I didn't have time to look for my main chassis-engine ground because I was leaving on vacation but when I get back I expect to find it in pretty bad shape. Also my other electrical items worked fine up until and during the period when it wouldn't start.
:) A simple test for anyone with jumper cables, works every time there is a bad engine to body ground.:)

neumann 01-05-2006 10:15 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by whunter
:) A simple test for anyone with jumper cables, works every time there is a bad engine to body ground.:)
Sounds easy. Where is the EGR?

coachgeo 01-05-2006 04:00 PM
I see no one has mentioned this so here goes. Have you checked all your fuses? One of those loose grounds or??? could have blown a fuse. Fix the ground but the fuse is stil out.

whunter 01-05-2006 06:31 PM
Engine to battery jump.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by whunter
:) A simple test for anyone with jumper cables, works every time there is a bad engine to body ground.:)
Engine to battery jump.
Anyplace solid metal on the engine to battery ground terminal.

rkpatt 05-22-2006 07:08 AM
neumann - 0P - I am interested in knowing how things came out with the troubleshooting and repair of this problem. -Thanks

abswa 05-27-2007 04:17 PM
I seem to have a similar problem. I have a 83 300 SD and after I installed the Euro headlights all my dashboard light went out a while after. Trying to trace the fault it came to my attention that I didn't have any power going through the #12 fuse which handles the dashboard amongst other things. So far I haven't had any luck yet tracing the fault to it's source. Oh, I also detailed the interior deeply, which in this case means I took all the carpets and seats out. I really would appreciate any suggestions.

Oldbeaver 08-03-2007 02:46 PM
Tach amplifier picture missing
 
Thanks a lot for you sharing your knowledge.

Unfortunately, the picture of the tach amplifier in the link you gave is missing. Other pictures are ok.

Can you remediate this please?

Tks.





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Originally Posted by pmari (Post 1054749)

Douglas.Sherida 08-03-2007 02:53 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldbeaver (Post 1581742)
Thanks a lot for you sharing your knowledge.

Unfortunately, the picture of the tach amplifier in the link you gave is missing. Other pictures are ok.

Can you remediate this please?

Tks.
Here is one: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/196015-pictorial-easy-tachometer-fix.html


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