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huck369
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Instrument trouble

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I picked up a 90 Legacy LS Special (so th etitle says)
And th eTach, and fuel gauge don't work...
Just wondering if anyone eles has had this trouble, and knows a fix for it....I figure it's electrical since both the tach, and the fuel gauge aren't working (the low fuel light doesn't work either :shock: )

Any help would be appreciated....
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Post by huck369 »

Anyone?

maybe the schem for the instrument cluster, and where it's sinals come from....

The Tach, doesn't move off "0"

and the Fuel gauge stays on "Full"...... :(
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Post by BSOD2600 »

Maybe try taking the cluster out and making sure all the connections are good. Otherwise, download the subaru reference manual and start tracing wires to/from those two instruments.

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Post by thehookeup »

yea check the connections in the back, and then before you put everything back together, check to see if its working again... if not then a quick easy cheep check would be to go to as junkyard and pull a good looking cluster. and plug it in and see if that one works. the cluster board might just be fried in a sense
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Post by huck369 »

Thanks for the imput guys...

Wher can I download the FSM's....I found the parts for the motor, but not the section that covers the gauges....


Anyone have a good gauge cluster they'd ship me for cheap, as there aren't any in the local yards around here...(I live in a Subaru desert :( )

I;'d hate to spend much for them, as I don't know if it'd fix it....



I did pull the cluster last week, and all the connections seemed fine, no obvious burnt places on the back....everything looked good.
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Post by BSOD2600 »

Manuals: http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?t=14485

As for parts, hit up Blackbart

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'94 SS | 3" TBE, 07 TMIC, TD05H-16G, Revtronix Stage 2, Walbro -- Sold
'94 TW | R.I.P.
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