Yo,


Well, they say trouble comes in three's, so as you know my motorized mouse seatbelt died, now my stupid voltmeter on the dash just crapped out.

The alternator is still working fine, many props to Forum member TBoost at the Tully In and Out GTG, he happened to have a digital voltmeter handy, so it's the gauge.

I don't know exactly when it died, I did brake hard over some rough pavement, but it didn't seem all that bad. And yes, I did try Felix Wankel's patented Fix It method: I hit the dash. A lot. In different places. No luck.

I checked the fusebox, looks okay to me. What gives? Any easy fix for this, or just keep hitting the dash and praying?

Thanks in advance!

KS
1989 GTUs "I wonder what the third trouble spot will be..."

 

Yo,


Bump.

KS
1989 GTUs "Bump."

 

Occasionally on cars exposed to the elements or wide temp variations to develop a little corrosion between the bolts that hold the gauges in and the PCB on the back of the cluster.

Remove the cluster and check for any corrosion. Loosen all the screws and re-tighten them. If you find some corrosion, get some conductive grease remove the screws (one at a time) and carefully dab a little conductive grease on the top and bottom of the screw threads.

That fixes the problem 90% of the time. The other times 5% is a bad gauge, and 5% is a wiring issue (although you wouldn't have a wiring issue with the volt meter, as it gets it's power from the same place all the other gauges do).

 

Yo,


Thanks man!


KS
1989 GTUs "Oh, I got my Suede steering wheel on!"