Speedometer issue has grown!
My plan was to replace the speedometer cable but in the course of several days here is what happened.
I stopped at the store and when I started up again I noticed that the temp. gauge was not working nor the fuel gage. Went online and ordered the newer style constant voltage regulator. I thought I'd just put that in along with the speedometer cable and just get into the dash once, also bought some new dash lights. Well, before the part came in the turn signals went out, meaning no blinking dash lights or blinkers outside.
So today I put in new speedo cable, all new dash lights, cv regulator and a new flasher.
Guess what the fuel and temp still don't work nor do the turn signals!?
Here's what seems odd-
Headlights work, stop lights/tail lights work, dash lights work and dim, horn works, gen and oil lights work.
:doh: What is going on here?
Ignition switch is the problem
[yay]This seems like a good news and bad situation, on one side it seems I have found the area causing the problem but I not sure how to handle it now!
I spent most of the day today trying to locate the problem with my turn signals and have narrowed it to the ignition switch.
There are 2 wires(from a previous owner) connected to the screw in the center of the back of the ignition switch. The wires are not connected to anything else but are connected to this screw so they must have gone to something somewhere along the line. When I move either one of these wires the fuel and temp gages go to zero. If I move them around again the gages come to life. One of wires is substantial size and the other has one side of a fused connection on it.
My questions are-
Is this screw hot or is there something else going on behind the wiring cover?
How is this effecting the turn signals?
Should I just order a new switch and wiring cover?
Tom