weird elec gremlins in dash bezel - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

TraderJon · 10-04-2006, 12:59 PM

Been a while since i visited, spent 2 days rebuilding my 67 dash bezel,installed a billet insert & painted everything,new bulbs (9),,,plugged it all in & things went nuts,left blinker shows right,,no dash lights at all,gas gauge not working,good fuse,,,,think maybe the printed circuit is bad?
Thought a board member here may have had a similar problem?
Mods,,If this needs to be moved to Elec section ,can you move it for me?
Thanks
JFD

Aarons72s · 10-04-2006, 01:06 PM

I cant remember but can the electrical plug be put in backwards? I thought when I have cahnged mine out that yhe pulg on the wiring harness can go on both ways. I always just looked at the plu and saw that on all of them that one terminal wasnt used IE: didnt make contact on the cluster printed circuit and just lined it up that way. Thats my only thought. Any body else have some suggestions for TraderJon?
Aaron

TraderJon · 10-04-2006, 02:44 PM

Could be,,,i think the plug has a snap release on one side,,i'll go crawl under & look?
Thanks Aarons72s

jhow66 · 10-04-2006, 03:45 PM

Make sure your gauge cluster is GROUNDED to the dash metal.

Longhorn Man · 10-04-2006, 03:55 PM

did you install a guage inst panel in a dummy light truck?

TraderJon · 10-04-2006, 07:24 PM

I didnt think about the ground,,,I just got through checking the power to it,got power,,,,either i'm getting fat (cold bullets)or these cabs shrunk..gotta be a contortionist to get to it.
thanks Jhow

Longhorn,,,,,It's a gauge panel,,the original to the truck,,although it has a 68 bed,,,driver door is 72,,,,goodmark hood,,,85 c10 disc brakes,,Monte Carlo tilt..kind of mixture,but it works good.
I figure it was something i did while i had it out,,,did notice a bad spot in the circuit,,but everything worked when i pulled it ecept 2 burned bulbs.
Thanks JFD

10-04-2006, 12:59 PM	#1
TraderJon Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: League City,Texas Posts: 66	weird elec gremlins in dash bezel Been a while since i visited, spent 2 days rebuilding my 67 dash bezel,installed a billet insert & painted everything,new bulbs (9),,,plugged it all in & things went nuts,left blinker shows right,,no dash lights at all,gas gauge not working,good fuse,,,,think maybe the printed circuit is bad? Thought a board member here may have had a similar problem? Mods,,If this needs to be moved to Elec section ,can you move it for me? Thanks JFD

10-04-2006, 01:06 PM	#2
Aarons72s Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: oklahoma Posts: 10,670	Re: weird elec gremlins in dash bezel I cant remember but can the electrical plug be put in backwards? I thought when I have cahnged mine out that yhe pulg on the wiring harness can go on both ways. I always just looked at the plu and saw that on all of them that one terminal wasnt used IE: didnt make contact on the cluster printed circuit and just lined it up that way. Thats my only thought. Any body else have some suggestions for TraderJon? Aaron

10-04-2006, 02:44 PM	#3
TraderJon Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: League City,Texas Posts: 66	Re: weird elec gremlins in dash bezel Could be,,,i think the plug has a snap release on one side,,i'll go crawl under & look? Thanks Aarons72s

10-04-2006, 03:45 PM	#4
jhow66 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Knoxville Tenn. Posts: 3,058	Re: weird elec gremlins in dash bezel Make sure your gauge cluster is GROUNDED to the dash metal. __________________ 56 Chevy Bel-Air 2dr. HT (purchased new) 71 Chevy Cheyenne SWB PU (502HO) 65 GMC short bed step--work in progress and my gofer

10-04-2006, 03:55 PM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: weird elec gremlins in dash bezel did you install a guage inst panel in a dummy light truck?

10-04-2006, 07:24 PM	#6
TraderJon Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: League City,Texas Posts: 66	Re: weird elec gremlins in dash bezel I didnt think about the ground,,,I just got through checking the power to it,got power,,,,either i'm getting fat (cold bullets)or these cabs shrunk..gotta be a contortionist to get to it. thanks Jhow Longhorn,,,,,It's a gauge panel,,the original to the truck,,although it has a 68 bed,,,driver door is 72,,,,goodmark hood,,,85 c10 disc brakes,,Monte Carlo tilt..kind of mixture,but it works good. I figure it was something i did while i had it out,,,did notice a bad spot in the circuit,,but everything worked when i pulled it ecept 2 burned bulbs. Thanks JFD



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