Dash gauges not working
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Dash gauges not working Good morning everyone
Having a bit of trouble with my gauges not working after waking up my 2000 trans am from her winter slumber. She had a trickle charger all winter. Now, I am no good when it comes to electronics. The lights on the dash work but nothing else, with the exception of the battery gauge, works. Even the odometer doesn't work. Hoping there someone who had a similar experience with this or is knowledgeable with these types of issues. So far what I've check are the fuses and all seem ok. I did have my turn signal pigtail burn up, again. Fixed that but no change. What else should I be checking? Is it likely I need a new dash? Thanks you all for any input.
Having a bit of trouble with my gauges not working after waking up my 2000 trans am from her winter slumber. She had a trickle charger all winter. Now, I am no good when it comes to electronics. The lights on the dash work but nothing else, with the exception of the battery gauge, works. Even the odometer doesn't work. Hoping there someone who had a similar experience with this or is knowledgeable with these types of issues. So far what I've check are the fuses and all seem ok. I did have my turn signal pigtail burn up, again. Fixed that but no change. What else should I be checking? Is it likely I need a new dash? Thanks you all for any input.
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Check the GAUGES fuse again using a fuse tester or multimeter (or just replace it with a known good fuse). Never rely on a visual inspection of a fuse (especially an old one) because they can be blown even when they look fine.
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Does the oil pressure gauge work? The oil pressure and voltage gauges are the only two which don't use class 2 serial data in their function. If only those two work then you would seem to have a problem with the serial data.
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I belive the oil pressure gauge would work if I replaced the oil pressure sensor, just haven't gotten around to it. As far as that serial data is concerned, I am unfamiliar with it. How do you check that? Am I at the replacement of the cluster at that stage?
