 I've done it again..., smoke from the gauge cluster... |
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| si2t3m |
 May 9 2003, 07:30 AM
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914 addict  Group: Members Posts: 346 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Qc, Canada Member No.: 119  |
Got the Triple gauge rebuilt and installed it last night to check if everything was ok.
I put the key to the ignition, humm, dim Alternator and brake light... Yup, they are not as bright as before... And i'm taking my time thinking on what is happening... Alot of smoke starts to come out from the hole where the speedo goes (didn't put it back in at that time). DOH! I take the power off and pull the cluster out (lucky i didn't screw it back in). All this happened under a minute btw. Turns out i connected a red & white cable to a ground... OOPPS... Now i'm looking at the mess... Some red/white wires melted a bit... So a 10 minute job turned out to be a 2 hour job, shrink wrapping some wires... I'm confused as to why a fuse didn't blow? Say a + wire comes loose behind the gauge cluster and hits the body of a gauge, shoudn't a fuse blow somewhere??? For the following weeks, i'll be obsessed about this! Marc-André |
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| Lawrence |
May 9 2003, 07:34 AM
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Senior Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,661 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 244 Region Association: None  |
Is there a fuse on the straight power wire? I can look at the wiring diagram, if you want.
What year is your chassis. You have a 4 -> 6 conversion, not a 6 -> 6 upgrade, right. -Rusty |
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| si2t3m |
May 9 2003, 08:02 AM
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914 addict Group: Members Posts: 346 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Qc, Canada Member No.: 119 |
It's a conversion from a 70 914-4.
I didn't think about looking at the wiring diagram... I'll take a peek! Marc-André |
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