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Is this normal on my instrument cluster

Discussion in 'Technical Chat' started by 21xdbullet, Nov 4, 2013.

  1. Nov 4, 2013 at 3:27 PM
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    21xdbullet

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  2. Nov 4, 2013 at 3:29 PM
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    169.254.255.201

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    ? cant see anything
     
  3. Nov 4, 2013 at 3:56 PM
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    my speedometer odometer and tachometer stopped working. looks like there is a charred spot on back of cluster. any help greatly appreciated

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  4. Nov 4, 2013 at 3:57 PM
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    did you check your fuses first?
     
  5. Nov 4, 2013 at 3:59 PM
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    all fuses good under hood. didn't look under dash:eek: never crossed my mind
     
  6. Nov 4, 2013 at 4:01 PM
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    Does everything else on the truck work? Lights, turn signals, etc.
    It could also be the relay to the instrument panel.
     
  7. Nov 4, 2013 at 4:25 PM
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    All other gauges work and turn signals etc work
     
  8. Nov 4, 2013 at 5:11 PM
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    Charred spot isn't normal. When the cluster is installed in the truck, is some metal part contacting the back of the circuit board and shorting out the traces? How does the connector look (both on the cluster and on the vehicle harness), any bent pins or broken insulation?
     
  10. Nov 4, 2013 at 5:49 PM
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    I haven't checked any of that lol I will give it a look tomo
     
  11. Nov 5, 2013 at 6:30 PM
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    everything looks fine except for the charredspot and one of those lines that looks to be really black or shorted out
     

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