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Old 06-04-2001, 06:47 PM
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The tach , gas & oil pressure gauges , & speedo went out this morning. The clock , & the vacuum & temperature gauges still work. Any ideas on where to start looking for a problem ? Thank you.

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Old 06-04-2001, 10:46 PM
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Internal cluster ground.
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Old 06-04-2001, 11:57 PM
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this happened to me a few weeks ago and it was only a blown fuse. i would try that. let me know what happens. thank you
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Old 06-06-2001, 09:25 AM
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Thanks for the reply Steve. Does an internal cluster ground entail the removal of the full panel that holds the gauge cluster for repair ?

-John Lesko
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Old 06-06-2001, 09:30 AM
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Thanks for the reply Petra.Where is the fuse located ? The owners manual was of no help in that regard. I also checked the fuse box under the hood ( no blown fuses )& the fuse chart on the fuse box lid.

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Old 06-06-2001, 02:57 PM
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Does your car have a fuse for the instrument cluster? I think that the 1995 C280 that Petra has is electronic, with electrical wires controlling them. Thus a blown fuse cutting out the electronics of the cluster. Yours seems like it would be cable-driven, though I could very well be wrong. Just a thought. But I'd still definitly check for a fuse because not only the speedo is out, but other gauges too.

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Old 06-06-2001, 03:53 PM
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Thanks for the reply David. I went back & checked for an auxiliary fuse box. I double checked the main box again & found fuse number 6 blown. It wasn't that noticeable earlier. It is now. I replaced it & all is now fine.

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Old 06-06-2001, 04:02 PM
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Thanks for the tip Petra. It was fuse number 6.

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Old 06-06-2001, 04:05 PM
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Was it the fuse solve the problem? Wow, glad that I could actually help someone!
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Old 06-07-2001, 07:17 PM
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Petra you were quite correct ,& you did help someone. I thought I was looking at a very expensive problem. Again ,thanks very much for the help.

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