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Old 05-25-07, 04:41 PM
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drove home...2 new issues
1. temp guage just stopped working. reads as though the car is off....any ideas where i can look?


2. a/c is in the off posititon, yet it is on, and the compressor is running......



wtf????
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Old 05-25-07, 05:22 PM
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How old and brittle is your wiring harness?

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Old 05-25-07, 05:26 PM
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its fairly new. anyway. i pulled the a/c fuse...(it doesnt work anyway)

now my whole dash is out. no tach spedo, oil, coolant...nothing. is there a fuse for the whole cluster?
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k. i fixed the guages...it was the meter fuse. but the a/c is wierd. i pulled the relay...
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I just notice my stock water gauge is dead too, check fuse and fuses looks good, now what????
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check ur temp sensor make sure is pluged(the one on driverside below oil filter
sometimes the wire breaks
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you replaced your engine wiring harness but you didnt replace the rest of the wiring though... and you have a front mount==== more heat then stock mount
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are you any good at trouble shooting a short?
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haha i hate doing electrical work on cars. well make that electrical work period. check the wiring that goes through the fender.
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grrrr. ok. i dont mind electrical, but with cars, everything is so hidden and small. so it sucks. guess ill take it apart tomrorrow
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Originally Posted by mauricio
check ur temp sensor make sure is pluged(the one on driverside below oil filter
sometimes the wire breaks
good call!! I just checked and there's a white wire hanging there.. I must of bumped and disconnect the wire when I change my spark plugs...
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