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85 300SD fuel,temp, and pressure guages have short!!
Up until today all my guages were working correctly. I noticed that one of my turn indicators on the dash was not working so I took the dash out and replaced the light. after that all my guages are not working. The fuel guage that previously read empty now reads full. The pressure guage thatconstantly reads 3 bar is intemitant and will read 1 to 3 at any point in time regardless of RPM and temp from cold will pulse at idle until it gets to 120C in a matter of 5 minutes at idle. I can only assume that this is an electronic issue as this all happened in one day and only after I took the dash out. Is there an amp that controls these guys. I know that the guages work of resistance and that resistance is shown through the guage. What could this possibly be. I took the dash out again to see if i didn't plug something in but everything looked fine. suggestions???
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68 250s SOLD 78 300d non turbo SOLD 1980 240d manual SOLD 1981 300SD 360,000 miles I think she's doomed for a parts car but has a good engine SOLD the engine to spamman 1977 300d non turbo SOLD 1985 300SD california car 1978 240D Manual Last edited by stephenc03; 10-05-2008 at 10:14 PM. |
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Go back to the basics . Check all fuses and fuse connects and grounds. I had a similar problem on my 1983 300SD is it was just a corrosion on a fuse connection .
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replace the fuse(es) even if it looks good
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I checked the fuses and it is fine. After checking the fuse I noticed that the oil pressure and the temp guages pulse to the tick of the clock. I then removed the fuse for the clock to see what it would do. When I rev the engine both guages move to the RPM of the engine i.e. when rpm is low the guages read 1-2 bar and 40C and when the RPM are high they read 3 bar and 120C. I know there is a short somewhere. what should I look at first?
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68 250s SOLD 78 300d non turbo SOLD 1980 240d manual SOLD 1981 300SD 360,000 miles I think she's doomed for a parts car but has a good engine SOLD the engine to spamman 1977 300d non turbo SOLD 1985 300SD california car 1978 240D Manual |
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replace fuse 12
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its not the fuse
I have already ruled that out as the fuse is fine and the guages pulse to the tick of the clock or the intensity of the RPM.
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68 250s SOLD 78 300d non turbo SOLD 1980 240d manual SOLD 1981 300SD 360,000 miles I think she's doomed for a parts car but has a good engine SOLD the engine to spamman 1977 300d non turbo SOLD 1985 300SD california car 1978 240D Manual |
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If it pulses/works intermittedly it could be a grounding issue.
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I'm also betting you have a loose ground. I would check the grounds directly behind the instrument cluster first as that is where you worked last.
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I will check to see if I have a lose ground but the guages seem to work with the clock and tach which work fine. the guages work off resistance the more the resistance the less the guage reads. the guages read full, 3 bar and 120C.
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68 250s SOLD 78 300d non turbo SOLD 1980 240d manual SOLD 1981 300SD 360,000 miles I think she's doomed for a parts car but has a good engine SOLD the engine to spamman 1977 300d non turbo SOLD 1985 300SD california car 1978 240D Manual |
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I have no idea
So I noticed that the insturment cluster gets ground from a thin piece of alluminum that runs from the cluster past the odometer and speedometer to the tach. when I give ground to the piece of metal all the guages from the cluster work. I noticed that there is no ground wires or anything that would give me ground on the tach and clock side. However all the lights and tach and clock work. When i have ground to the guages, and turn on my high beams the guages go haywire and the seatbelt warning buzzer goes off.
First off I want to know how the tach and clock get ground and which way it is flowing(from the guage cluster to the tach or visa versa.) second this sounds like more than just a ground issue as the hibeams are making the guages not work even with ground to them......I hate electricity!!!
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68 250s SOLD 78 300d non turbo SOLD 1980 240d manual SOLD 1981 300SD 360,000 miles I think she's doomed for a parts car but has a good engine SOLD the engine to spamman 1977 300d non turbo SOLD 1985 300SD california car 1978 240D Manual |
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Well, first off the electrical systems on this car are very basic. Most indicators consist of power, ground and a sensor input (resistance). There are other areas to check for grounding such as battery-chassis and chassis-engine. Either one of these can give not only strange indicator problems but also starting problems which are very intermittent. IIRC there are about 3-4 grounding points behind the instrument cluster.
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68 250s SOLD 78 300d non turbo SOLD 1980 240d manual SOLD 1981 300SD 360,000 miles I think she's doomed for a parts car but has a good engine SOLD the engine to spamman 1977 300d non turbo SOLD 1985 300SD california car 1978 240D Manual Last edited by stephenc03; 10-07-2008 at 12:21 PM. |
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IIRC = If I Recall Correctly
The ground points behind the instrument clusters are terminals attached to the chassis with screws. A failed ground can give all kinds of symptoms including haywire guages when you turn the headlights on. What happens is different systems try to "find" a ground through other systems. A ground is half the circuit and frequently overlooked by folks unfamiliar with electrics.
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Sam 84 300SD 350K+ miles ( Blue Belle ) |
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