well my friend and i have done quite a bit of work to my wifes vert over the past week, all new rear delrin bushings, new delrin tranny bushings, changed tranny, new TO and pilot bearings, also added several grounds to the car and installed a set of indiglo gauges.


now the problems, the tach had always worked when it felt like it before, usually about 80% of the time, but after this work it hasnt worked at all, the fuel gauge has always worked and now it has stopped working.

so the question is, what could be causing the tach and fuel gauge not to be working now?? the fuel gauge worked just fine for about 20-25 minutes after all the work was done, filled it up and it read full, then when i got home from work it just dropped all the way to the E and hasnt worked since.

any help is appreciated.

i hate S5's, ive never had any problems with S4's lol

 

no one??

oh also, sometimes all the lights on the idiot cluster will come on for no apparent reason, sometimes at idle, sometimes while driving.

 

Since what you did is usually a good place to start looking the only thing I can say is check the guage connectors and wiring in and around the dash cluster. Sorry I wasn't more of a help.

 

its ok, i think thats where i'll start, its weird, the idiot lights today were flashing on an off while driving, the fuel gauge is working intermittently, it will show how much gas there is then stop working for a while.

i cant understand whats going on, i hate S5's! lol

 

S5's are cool because they have a nice exterior but S4 is cool cause it's got LSD.

 

ummm.... wow, can anyone who isnt stupid help with this problem (not talking about you clubber)

icemark where are you! lol

 

Make sure your alternator is working correctly.
Check your fuses.
Worst case scenario, you will have to backtrack the problem, to find where you have 12V. Like start at the sending unit and backtrack until you find power. Basically, trace the power wires.

 

alternator is working fine, volt meter always read's between about 12.5-14, i havent checked all the fuses yet though.

 

check your fuses, also, i noticed you just did the grounds, i would double check for loose bolts or wires, and check the mating surfaces if there is dirt or debris inbetween the mating surfaces you will not get a proper ground and all kinds of wierd **** will happen


also, where did you tap the power for the guages? straight from the battery? or did you tap into some cluster power?

 

i checked all fuses, their ok, i did the power wire for the indiglo's to the battery positive terminal, and the ground to the firewall.

i checked all the grounds, mating surfaces are ok.

 

check trans to engine seam. possibly pinched wires? It's happened to me at work. (chevy tech)

 

nope, already checked that as well,

 

How about the screws on the back of the gauges... if you have been messing around and already had intermittent conections there.... well, the first place I would look would be those screws.

 

oh... what am i looking for there mark?? do i need to clean off the contacts on the back of the cluster??

 

Yeah, put a dab of conductive grease on the end of the screw and at the top where the screw meets the circuit board.

 

ok thanks mark, ill try that, and i need to buy a vert wiper switch from you soon, for some reason this vert kills every switch ive put in, i put in a perfectly working switch, it worked for 5 minutes and it killed the switch.