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I need some help with my rally gauge cluster, the factory indash type. I am getting absolutely no power to it, lights do not even work. The cluster itself is a used original, the dash harness is new, all fuses are new and I even just tried a new printed circuit. Still no power. I have power to the rest of the dash, wipers, radio, heater, horn, except not to the cluster. Any ideas??????????
Tom 68 Firebird 400 4speed
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No, but I had no power to my rally guages only last week. Gave up for now and put a temp pwr wire in from the accessory tab (switched) on the fusebox to one of the guage taps. That backfed the rest. Not saying finding the problem is not a good idea, but it all works now.
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Have you checked voltage at the feed from the fusebox? From there, check for voltage at one of the gauges to ground.
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Make sure you have the gauge pod grounded.
Tom '69 Firebird 400 4spd conv
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Well I have power at the wiring harness coming into the cluster, how is it grounded, maybe thats what I'm missing or have hooked up wrong. Its a 68 by the way.
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there is a wire that attaches to the cluster housing up near the top with a small screw, run that to something metal and attatch it giving the unit a good ground. try taking a piece of wire with each end bare, touch one to the top edge of the cluster and one to a good ground and see if it works. thats how mine is and it works fine...
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