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Old 06-02-04, 05:04 AM
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Unhappy Cluster doesnt work..what did I do?

Well.Today I was removing air ducts and stuff..removed the main heater unit(i think it is) and as I pulled it some radiator fluid was still in it and leaked out onto the floor and a tad on the ecu and wires. Well trying to just clean it up ASAP I wiped it then disconnected the left connector from the ecu(battery hooked up) and not thinking after I cleaned it up hooked it back in.
Now my guages dont work in my cluster.Only one is speedometer cuz its operated by a cable.Well.Tha tach moves but at like 3krpm its only at about 1k and doesnt go above 1.5k. when I turn ignition on ACC the hazard lights dont light up and when I start the car then the battery and heat hazard lights stay on.
I was also removing all the air ducts.So I could of bumped something.Ill double check tommorow mourning.
But just wondering what you guys thought. Is my cluster screwed or ECU?
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by the way.car drives fine and no other problems
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Check the meter back fuse.
Also there are two circular connectors on the back of the gauge cluster. Maybe you pulled one loose. Just reach up behind the cluster and try to push each connector on tight. What year/model car is it?
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its a 85 gsl
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just to let you guys know what DOES work.
when I turn on my lights the guage cluster lights up.
My turn signals work on the guage cluster.
Also when I turn on my brights it lights up on the hazard.
Connections in back were on and tight.Fuse was fine.
I dont mind spending money to fix it like for ECU.just dont want to spend unnnecessary cash.
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FIXED IT.It was a connector that got knocked off.Luckily I have my air ducts stripped or else I dont think I would of saw it.Thanks for the help gsl-se addict
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Glad to hear that you got it figured out. Which connector was it that was loose?

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well.it was actually all the way off.and it was a 3 prong connector on the very left of the instrument cluster.Thats looking at it straight on on the guage side.from the back side looking straight on it would be all the way on the right.




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