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jakz17
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Fuel gauge and Temp gauges not working

Post by jakz17 » 09 Dec 2015 09:47 am

Hi,

i have a problem with my dashboard.

My fuel and temp gauges doesn't work.

I've check the fuse all of them are ok ( i think this is the 9) i've check the back of the fuse box no corrosion. I've check all the fuse get 12v ( but is that normal that 1-10 fuse are "inverted" i don't know the name for that).

I've also tried another dashboard same issues.

The light of the dashboard work same as the direction indicator, the handbrake signal,...

I think that the clock doesn't work too.


I've checkthis post

but i don't understand what he did at the end.

Thanks for your help and sorry for my english :lol:

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Re: Fuel gauge and Temp gauges not working

Post by Ride_on » 09 Dec 2015 07:09 pm

Sounds like everything isn't working, propably a bad ground. Make sure the battery earth strap is well connected to the body beside the battery. Otherwise find the gnd points on the dash and check the resistance to the battery '-'.
1980 345 DL_______1987 360 GLE (project car restored to GLT spec and B230FT'd)
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Re: Fuel gauge and Temp gauges not working

Post by derskine » 07 Jan 2016 11:16 am

Have you sorted this?
Obviously that's my post and I can help out if required.
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Re: Fuel gauge and Temp gauges not working

Post by jakz17 » 07 Jan 2016 12:09 pm

No not yet i've check the loom seems to be ok ... I have 12v on the pin and have try 2 dashboard same issues :/

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Re: Fuel gauge and Temp gauges not working

Post by derskine » 07 Jan 2016 02:15 pm

You have 12v on the connector that goes in the back of the clocks?
1984 Volvo 360 GLE Saloon
1987 Volvo 340 1.7GL

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1966 Ford MK1 Cortina
1971 Hillman Imp
1984 Renault 18 GTD

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Re: Fuel gauge and Temp gauges not working

Post by joey340 » 18 Jan 2016 07:27 pm

Hi I had the same problem with my 340. If u were sat in the car take the clocks out and the left plug will have a red and black wire . Check if that has 12v when u turn the ignition on . If it doesent then you have a brake in the system somewere I cudent find it so asked a freind and I ended up soldering in my own 12v feed to the fuse box and it's spot on now . Home this helps

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Re: Fuel gauge and Temp gauges not working

Post by Chris-m » 18 Jan 2016 09:51 pm

Fixed this problem on a friends DAF lorry this weekend, turned out to be a loose earth, might be worth checking all your earths?

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Re: Fuel gauge and Temp gauges not working

Post by jakz17 » 11 Apr 2017 08:49 am

Hi,

i've solved the problem. The connector n°12 should give 12v but was 0v :mrgreen:

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