volt, oil and eng temp guages just stopped working???

[Disciples Performance]

hey guys so im driving home today after running some errands and next thing i know i goto look at my gauges and my oil press, volt and engine temp guage are all not working now. They were all working for a while today then next thing you know all of a sudden, they S*(& the bed now is it the electrical circut on the back of the cluster that messes up?? time for a new cluster?? ive already checked fuses and everything all is fine from that stand point i have lights on the cluster etc. anybody have any ideas??

Cheers

Nick

 

[British Slave]

fuel gauge still work?

 

[Disciples Performance]

fuel gauge has never worked since my blazer runs on pane. i have a autometer gauge for that

 

[Happyjohn]

Sometimes ignition switch failure will cause that. try working key
(jiggling) back & forth, see if gauges flicker...
JD

 

[Disciples Performance]

ignition switch is fine i had checked all that stuff prior i have a feeling the circut on the back of the cluster has gone bad.. but anyone else with any other info??

 

[K5dreamer]

start searching for a short to ground on the steering colum harness. Only place im aware of that all of those circuits are in close proximity to one another.

 

[Disciples Performance]

no shorts to ground anywhere i have traced all the wires on the column i have a feeling its the cluster thats shot so im going to change it out and see what happens keep throwing ideas out here though guys i appreciate it

 

[dyeager535]

If all the gauges don't work then it's either the power feed or the ground to the gauges more than likely. No way all the gauges went bad at once. Could be the printed circuit, could be as simple as the connector at the back of the cluster, since the printed circuit contacts are simply glued in place, and tend to break free of the backer, breaking contact with the connector pins.

Not difficult to figure out, just need to pull the cluster and do a good inspection.

 

[86-1ton]

idiot's response:

how are the fuses...?

 

[dyeager535]

First post says he checked fuses. Had to double check that right now to make sure I hadn't missed that part earlier.

Always a good suggestion regardless. As much trouble as pulling the cluster is comparatively, I might go so far as to test the fuses with a continuity checker instead of visually.

 

[86-1ton]

oh, i missed that too... that's one issue i've never heard of happening...

what year and model do you have...?