before i started this, i did a post search and read how other people did this. so i used a fork to remove the needles on the guages. (tach and oil pres.) i reinstalled the oil so i could put the needle on, i remembered that it was on the "R" when the vehicle was at idle. i set the needle and turned the car off. the needle slowly went back down so i turned the key to the ign. position and it shot down to where it normally is before crank. i then started the car and it would barely climb back to the "R".
at this point, i decided to check the tach. i plugged it in and started the car. nothing, doesn't respond at all. i checked all the connectors behind the guage cluster and they seem to be intact. and the needles came off and went back on relatively easy, so i don't think i broke anything on the guage itself, but who knows. i also took the tach back out and squeezed the three connectors that it plugs into on the cluster. still nothing.
i have no clue whats going on. the only thing i can think of is that on the pass. side of the cluster, there is a small circuit board that fell out of the cluster after i had started the car. i then put it back in place while the vehicle was still running. was that a bad move?
please help if you guys and girls have any ideas.
thanks in advance,
nic liller
at this point, i decided to check the tach. i plugged it in and started the car. nothing, doesn't respond at all. i checked all the connectors behind the guage cluster and they seem to be intact. and the needles came off and went back on relatively easy, so i don't think i broke anything on the guage itself, but who knows. i also took the tach back out and squeezed the three connectors that it plugs into on the cluster. still nothing.
i have no clue whats going on. the only thing i can think of is that on the pass. side of the cluster, there is a small circuit board that fell out of the cluster after i had started the car. i then put it back in place while the vehicle was still running. was that a bad move?
please help if you guys and girls have any ideas.
thanks in advance,
nic liller