Clock working when light switch not connected but stops working when connected and lights on
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Newbie
any suggestions on what I can do?
thanks
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Local Hero
I would remove the Cluster and on the main connector carefully remove the shroud, lift the mylar and place one strip of electrical tape on the tongue of the connector PIN side. Replace the mylar and the shroud.
Fine the earthing wire (Brown) and splice a pigtail about 10 inches long to it on the (wire side) of the connector, and a Ring connector to the free end.
Scuff the paint behind the cluster to metal and use a sheet metal screw to attach the ring connector to the scuffed paint area.
As you didn't state the year, then I don't know if you have a digital clock or a analog clock, but refer to the Bentley and in the wiring for your year look for the Clock Voltage feed in, it should be 12V key in or out.
Turn on the lights and it should still be 12V.
If you still are having issues then I would suggest that you need to get to the Battery cables and referb them, that is clean them, then replace the Grounds to the battery and the frame to the engine, as that may be the real cause.
Also Check all your Fuses for continuity, as electricity loves to find new paths to ground or sources of power if its local (fuse) isn't good….
I have seen starters use speedometer cables for grounds and that is a smoking good thing to melt clusters.
I have also seen sensor grounds being used for Starters and or headlights and that usually fry's the ECU….
I know it's just a ground or a fuse, that can't be your issue can it? muahahahahahahah
What do Divorces, Great Coffee, and Car Electrics all have in common?
They all start with GOOD Grounds.
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They all start with GOOD Grounds.
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