guage cluster swap....now MAJOR problem
#1
guage cluster swap....now MAJOR problem
so i am in the middle of a guage cluster swap and all of a sudden the alt is dead. its not getting any power to the battery. is there a wire that runs through the guage cluster from the alt. to the battery to keep it "in line" or am i looking at a bigger problem. sorry in advance for the short post ill clarify when i get off work.
#2
I can't say for certain but I believe the cluster could be totally disconnected and the alt should still charge the battery. The cluster should have no effect. How did you determine that the Alt is dead? Maybe the alternator is OK but the indicator light for the alt is not working properly? That would appear to be more likely.
#3
i bet it is complete coincidence. what exactly do you mean the alt isnt getting any power to the battery? can you start your car and then it gets no juice from the alt to sustain it? or can you just not start your car because if a dead battery? which would lead me to believe you shorted something and drained the battery.
what voltage are you getting from the battery while the car is running?
what voltage are you getting from the battery while the car is running?
#4
I can't say for certain but I believe the cluster could be totally disconnected and the alt should still charge the battery. The cluster should have no effect. How did you determine that the Alt is dead? Maybe the alternator is OK but the indicator light for the alt is not working properly? That would appear to be more likely.
also on the positive battery cable there is 2 plugs that are identical one is for the starter, what is the other for? i am thinking alt. they both seem to be for power is it possible i may switched them up? i wouldn't think so cause the car starts up when the battery is charged.
#5
i bet it is complete coincidence. what exactly do you mean the alt isnt getting any power to the battery? can you start your car and then it gets no juice from the alt to sustain it? or can you just not start your car because if a dead battery? which would lead me to believe you shorted something and drained the battery.
what voltage are you getting from the battery while the car is running?
what voltage are you getting from the battery while the car is running?
yep thats the problem.
#6
the alt and gauge cluster are connected in some way. i only know this because i drove without a cluster one day. the car drove off the battery for a little while, then died. put the cluster in and i was back in business.
#7
my god!!! i thought i was crazy! so i need my cluster back in asap! i am having the pigtails spliced together so when i am done i can give a how to for this.
#8
#9
This shouldn't matter unless you are putting like a 97 cluster into a 98... but I have never heard of that problem before....
Just out of curiousity do you have an aftermarket security system?
Couple months back I was working on my dash and pulled a few wires without knowing .... car wouldn't start... after 12 hours under the dash with a voltmeter found out my relay for the security system was disconnected thus car not starting.
Just out of curiousity do you have an aftermarket security system?
Couple months back I was working on my dash and pulled a few wires without knowing .... car wouldn't start... after 12 hours under the dash with a voltmeter found out my relay for the security system was disconnected thus car not starting.
#11
This shouldn't matter unless you are putting like a 97 cluster into a 98... but I have never heard of that problem before....
Just out of curiousity do you have an aftermarket security system?
Couple months back I was working on my dash and pulled a few wires without knowing .... car wouldn't start... after 12 hours under the dash with a voltmeter found out my relay for the security system was disconnected thus car not starting.
Just out of curiousity do you have an aftermarket security system?
Couple months back I was working on my dash and pulled a few wires without knowing .... car wouldn't start... after 12 hours under the dash with a voltmeter found out my relay for the security system was disconnected thus car not starting.
#14
my parts car, which i have to move arnd 3-4 times a week, doesnt have the cluster in it but it runs and drives properly and battery never died on it, neither does it give problems charging the battery
#16
#17
One of my old threads
http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...-problems.html
It turned out to be the circuit board on the cluster had a break in it.
http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...-problems.html
It turned out to be the circuit board on the cluster had a break in it.
#18
One of my old threads
http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...-problems.html
It turned out to be the circuit board on the cluster had a break in it.
http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...-problems.html
It turned out to be the circuit board on the cluster had a break in it.
#19
also on the positive battery cable there is 2 plugs that are identical one is for the starter, what is the other for? i am thinking alt. they both seem to be for power is it possible i may switched them up? i wouldn't think so cause the car starts up when the battery is charged.
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#22
Wow! I did not know the cluster had an effect on the battery charging. I was trying to do the 2001 AE edition cluster swap into my car and only hooked up the gauges, none of the warning lights. I had exactly this problem! My battery would not charge. Good info. That is surprising though that if the cluster bulb for battery charging burns out you just loose the ability to charge your battery? Doesn't sound like a smart design to me.
#23
Wow! I did not know the cluster had an effect on the battery charging. I was trying to do the 2001 AE edition cluster swap into my car and only hooked up the gauges, none of the warning lights. I had exactly this problem! My battery would not charge. Good info. That is surprising though that if the cluster bulb for battery charging burns out you just loose the ability to charge your battery? Doesn't sound like a smart design to me.
#25
One of my old threads
http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...-problems.html
It turned out to be the circuit board on the cluster had a break in it.
http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...-problems.html
It turned out to be the circuit board on the cluster had a break in it.
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