86FUBAR Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 my battery guage broke on me some time ago and i would like to fix it any ideas? it does nothing either runing or not and its an 86 2.8 and no dummy lights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 It's either a bad gauge, a bad lead, or a bad ground. That cluster is such that I'd just assume it's the guage since it's really hard for any other part of it to go bad without there being other problems. Get one from the boneyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 It's either a bad gauge, a bad lead, or a bad ground. That cluster is such that I'd just assume it's the guage since it's really hard for any other part of it to go bad without there being other problems. Get one from the boneyard. X2. From the FSM: If your voltmeter is inop now, pull the cluster and measure the voltage at connector terminal A8. You should read battery voltage. If you do, the gauge is bad. If not, you have an open circuit to the gauges fuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86FUBAR Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 thanx u guys il do that but i didnt think the guage was replaceable seperate but if so the better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 thanx u guys il do that but i didnt think the guage was replaceable seperate but if so the better Yes, all the gauges are replaceable in the cluster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 just be delicate when removing them and take your time...if you can't get them out with little effort (one type just pulls out, the other has screws on the back), then you're doing something wrong and it's time to take a step back and analyze... gauges are pretty easy to mess with though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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