Wiring... Umm.

[DirtyComanche]

Anybody ever really spend a lot of time looking at the wiring diagrams in the FSMs?

 

 

Ever get the feeling that you're either retarded, or there's a lot of mis-prints in the diagrams? :nuts:

 

 

 

:headpop:

[DirtyComanche]

Oh, and the connects for the factory tach are labelled in japanese.

 

Luckily I can read that... Sorta.

[Oizarod115]

haha, when i look at the wiring diagrams in the renix xj book I'm like... :nuts:

[DirtyComanche]

It's pretty convoluted.

 

 

But I think I've got it figured. I'm so god damn cheap. I can re-use the stock gauges without the cluster now. I know, who wants stock gauges? Well, they're cheap...

[Oizarod115]

It's pretty convoluted.

 

 

But I think I've got it figured. I'm so god damn cheap. I can re-use the stock gauges without the cluster now. I know, who wants stock gauges? Well, they're cheap...

 

the stock XJ/MJ gauge cluster is perfect man, what else do you need? maybe an amperage meter and tranny temp added somewhere but you run a standard so stock gauges

[DirtyComanche]

Well, the accuracy of the factory gauges might be in question. But they work well enough, it's not like I look at them anyways.

[87manche]

accuracy is subjective. as long as you know where it's at normally, you can at least be aware of a potential problem, and then investigate it further.

 

my voltmeter reads 11 volts, but the alt puts out near 14.

when the voltmeter drops to 9, I know that somethings up.

not accurate, but better than a dummy light.

[88swampedmj]

It's pretty convoluted.

 

 

But I think I've got it figured. I'm so god damn cheap. I can re-use the stock gauges without the cluster now. I know, who wants stock gauges? Well, they're cheap...

 

same here man, and iam just wiring only what needs to be wired to make my manche turn on and run...

 

..custom wiring harness...

[whowey]

The electrical troubleshooting manual is very nice. I've never had a single problem figuring it out. But I am a tech geek at heart.