Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-24 Thread rml438
. Problem solved. Again, Thank you all. Bob  - Original Message - From: rml...@comcast.net To: The Chevelle Mailing List chevelle-list@chevelles.net Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 12:28:47 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question Well I got my

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-21 Thread rml438
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question I have voltage at my guages, and I have voltage on the lines to my sending units ie. temp. and fuel. I disconnected the plug in the trunk and checked for voltage which tested ok. However when I unplugged it my guage didn't respond by going

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-21 Thread Rick Schaefer
...@comcast.net To: The Chevelle Mailing List chevelle-list@chevelles.net Sent: Monday, February 8, 2010 3:49:24 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question I have voltage at my guages, and I have voltage on the lines to my sending units ie. temp. and fuel. I

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-21 Thread Johann Grobler
Had the same problem. Made a special earth lug fitting to the body metal. Connected up, problem solved. Johann - Original Message - From: Rick Schaefer To: The Chevelle Mailing List Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question Bad

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-13 Thread rml438
@chevelles.net Sent: Monday, February 8, 2010 8:09:28 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question Leo as you suggested I ran a ground wire directly from the battery to the cluster. I disconnected the sending unit wire from the guage in the trunk and grounded it. I

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-13 Thread rml438
@chevelles.net Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 1:02:35 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question If you have voltage on the tan wire and you ground the tan wire and the gauge doesn’t go to empty you have a bad gauge. The fuel gauge is nothing more than

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-08 Thread rml438
Eastern Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question  I don't know if this will help you but give it a look. The Chevelle Engineer http://chevelleengineer.home.comcast.net/~chevelleengineer/fuelgage.htm - Original Message - From: rml...@comcast.net To: The Chevelle Mailing List

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-08 Thread Leo John Costigan
To: The Chevelle Mailing List Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 12:49 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question I have voltage at my guages, and I have voltage on the lines to my sending units ie. temp. and fuel. I disconnected the plug in the trunk and checked for voltage which tested ok. However

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-08 Thread rml438
...@comcast.net To: The Chevelle Mailing List chevelle-list@chevelles.net Sent: Monday, February 8, 2010 4:44:42 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question  At this point before I would buy new gages I would split the dash harness between the cluster plug and fuse box

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-07 Thread 327malibu
: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question Jim I appriciate your help. It seems to me Iam being told 2 different things here. Leo say's there should be no power at pins 10 and 11 and it sounds to me like your telling me there should be power at those pins. I dont understand the principles

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-03 Thread rml438
Message - From: Leo John Costigan nagit...@comcast.net To: The Chevelle Mailing List chevelle-list@chevelles.net Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 9:51:22 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question  Bob, Jim is right. With the cluster plug connected

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-03 Thread Jim Thompson
:54 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question Jim I appriciate your help. It seems to me Iam being told 2 different things here. Leo say's there should be no power at pins 10 and 11 and it sounds to me like your telling me there should be power at those pins

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-03 Thread Leo John Costigan
What you need to do now is with ign in run, go to the senders unplug them and check for voltage at the plug. Either with a voltmeter or test light. This is checking continuity from the gauges to the sender’s plugs. If you have continuity then there is a grounding issue. If you have no voltage

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-02 Thread rml438
are good. Any ideas.Thanks, Bob - Original Message - From: dhoesc...@granitecityperformance.com To: The Chevelle Mailing List chevelle-list@chevelles.net Sent: Monday, February 1, 2010 10:03:58 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question I would suggest

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-02 Thread Leo John Costigan
: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question Does anyone know where the voltage for the fuel and temp. guages is fed from. I have voltage to everything except these two guages. I unplugged the 12 pin connector that plugs into the pcb and checked for voltage there. everything is hot

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-02 Thread Jim Thompson
. Then it is a ground issue or short in the gauge harness. From: chevelle-list-boun...@chevelles.net [mailto:chevelle-list-boun...@chevelles.net] On Behalf Of rml...@comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 4:25 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-02 Thread rml438
  To: The Chevelle Mailing List chevelle-list@chevelles.net Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 7:10:29 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question I will suggest again that ground is critical. Your fuel sending unit should have its own ground wire. The temp

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-02 Thread Leo John Costigan
: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 4:53 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question Jim I appriciate your help. It seems to me Iam being told 2 different things here. Leo say's there should be no power at pins 10 and 11 and it sounds to me like your telling me there should be power at those pins. I

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-01 Thread wallyhd
they may not respond on accessory;try the run position - Original Message - From: rml...@comcast.net To: BOBBY Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 5:06 AM Subject: [Chevelle-list] wiring question I set my restored dash in place and connected the wires, turned the key to

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-01 Thread Dan Solomon
I had a hell of a time with the dash in my 70. Must have pulled it out and put it back in 6 times. Make sure that you have the three black ground wires hooked up. One goes to a screw on the cluster, one to the metal frame of the dash carrier and one to the e-brake. Also did you put the ground

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-01 Thread Johann Grobler
Solomon To: The Chevelle Mailing List Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 5:04 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question I had a hell of a time with the dash in my 70. Must have pulled it out and put it back in 6 times. Make sure that you have the three black ground wires hooked up. One

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-01 Thread rml438
Message - From: Dan Solomon dansolo...@msn.com To: The Chevelle Mailing List chevelle-list@chevelles.net Sent: Monday, February 1, 2010 10:04:44 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question I had a hell of a time with the dash in my 70. Must have pulled it out

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-01 Thread Dan Solomon
? Thanks, Dan -- Sent using BlackBerry -Original Message- From: rml...@comcast.net Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 20:56:09 To: The Chevelle Mailing Listchevelle-list@chevelles.net Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question Thanks, Dan. Should I have a voltage at each pin

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-01 Thread rml438
- From: Dan Solomon dansolo...@msn.com To: Chevelle List chevelle-list@chevelles.net Sent: Monday, February 1, 2010 4:41:31 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question Bob, I don't remember if all of the wires in the connector are hot but you do need ground

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-01 Thread Dan Solomon
-- Sent using BlackBerry -Original Message- From: rml...@comcast.net Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 21:54:45 To: dansolo...@msn.com; The Chevelle Mailing Listchevelle-list@chevelles.net Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question Dan, I did ground the cluster with one

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-01 Thread rml438
- Original Message - From: Dan Solomon dansolo...@msn.com To: Chevelle List chevelle-list@chevelles.net Sent: Monday, February 1, 2010 5:34:52 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question Are the gauges new? How about the dash harness and the engine harness

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-01 Thread dhoeschen
Do you have a wiring schematic -or- would it help if you had one? What year Chevelle do you have? -Original Message- From: rml...@comcast.net Sent: Monday, February 1, 2010 17:02 To: dansolo...@msn.com, The Chevelle Mailing List chevelle-list@chevelles.net Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-01 Thread rml438
/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question Do you have a wiring schematic -or- would it help if you had one?  What year Chevelle do you have? -Original Message- From: rml...@comcast.net Sent: Monday, February 1, 2010 17:02 To: dansolo...@msn.com, The Chevelle Mailing

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-01 Thread dhoeschen
: rml...@comcast.net Sent: Monday, February 1, 2010 19:08 To: The Chevelle Mailing List chevelle-list@chevelles.net Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question I set my restored dash in place and connected the wires, turned the key to acess. and my temp. fuel, and amp guages did nothing. Should

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-01 Thread rml438
@chevelles.net Sent: Monday, February 1, 2010 8:25:13 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question Forgive me if it's a dumb question...did you try rotating the knob?  I don't know if 1970 had the dimmer built into the headlight switch perhaps it's turned down

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-01 Thread dhoeschen
-list@chevelles.net Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question I set my restored dash in place and connected the wires, turned the key to acess. and my temp. fuel, and amp guages did nothing. Should there be a voltage at the 12 point plug for each of these three guages. My dash lights work

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-01 Thread Tom Rightler
[mailto:chevelle-list-boun...@chevelles.net] On Behalf Of rml...@comcast.net Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 8:32 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question I'am a firm beliver that there is no such thing as a dumb question. My dash lights are working fine. the dimmer switch

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-01 Thread rml438
Mailing List chevelle-list@chevelles.net Sent: Monday, February 1, 2010 8:53:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question Is the fuel sending unit grounded to the body?   If the temp gauge isn’t working, it’s usually a problem with the sending unit screwed

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-01 Thread Jim Thompson
Ground wires are very important I added wires from the back of the gauge cluster to the ground strip for the light switch and then to the metal dash. What happens when the switch is turned to on? From: chevelle-list-boun...@chevelles.net [mailto:chevelle-list-boun...@chevelles.net] On

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-01 Thread Jim Thompson
List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question Dan, The guages are not new nor is the engine harness or the dash harness. And no the guages did not work before. I was hoping that putting a new pcb. in would get them working. All the wiring is still original to the car. I did put voltage

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-01 Thread Tom Rightler
Mailing List chevelle-list@chevelles.net Sent: Monday, February 1, 2010 8:53:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question Is the fuel sending unit grounded to the body? If the temp gauge isn't working, it's usually a problem with the sending unit screwed into the head

Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question

2010-02-01 Thread dhoeschen
empty. If you get no response then you have a bad gauge or a wiring problem. -Original Message- From: Tom Rightler bluess...@comcast.net Sent: Monday, February 1, 2010 20:47 To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' chevelle-list@chevelles.net Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wiring question If you