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Old 02-12-2009, 08:23 PM
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intermittent gauges

My gauges (water temp., fuel, speed, & tach.) have a tendency not to come on right away after starting. When its cold it could take 20-30 mins. They never go off again while its still running, but if I shut it off & start it back up, it couls start all over. This doesn't seem to effect the running of the car. Any ideas?

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Old 02-13-2009, 06:14 AM
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Earthing. - Pull the instrument cluster and check the earth on the cluster and the common earthpoints behind it.
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Old 02-13-2009, 08:44 AM
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It's the first time I've seen the term "earth" used for "ground"
You must speak French, correct? That would be a direct translation from "terre" in French
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Old 02-13-2009, 09:01 AM
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is it easy to pull the instrument dash off on a clk 430 2002 ?
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Old 02-13-2009, 09:02 AM
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i want to change out a lamp that is out
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Old 02-13-2009, 09:03 AM
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I also want to replace to LCD screens that are out as well ... they have been out for some time now and it starting to bother me ... the dealership just wants way to much to do it and It can't be hard to change ...
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Old 02-13-2009, 09:06 AM
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Unhappy take off instrument dash

on a CLK 430 2002 ,I would like to change out a lamp and two LCD screen that have been out for a while now . one is the clock and gear indication , and one is the temp .. i think ?
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Old 02-13-2009, 07:55 PM
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"It's the first time I've seen the term "earth" used for "ground"......"


Yup, that's a British thing. It reminds us of what ground really refers to and points out that cars don't really have a ground. Cars and other isolated circuits have what should be referred to as a common connection and not a true ground. The terms have been used somewhat interchangeably, but they aren't truly synonymous.


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