tach + coolant + gas guage dont work

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SubaruNation
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tach + coolant + gas guage dont work

Post by SubaruNation »

hey guys.

We just got done w the swap on my abm wagon of awesome and we are trying to diagnose why the above guages don't work.
Sure it could be something w the aem and brydon's wonderful (read as "shitty horrible and atrocious") wiring on this engine and the management for it.

We are trying to find why they aren't working, and doug v said it might be a reed switch?

Any ideas guys?

Ill send cash to your paypal if it leads to everything working :)

Thanks,
Zach - Legacy Frankenstin
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Post by Legacy777 »

I would try and verify the resistance of the fuel senders under the rear seat, and the coolant temp sensor at the engine, and then compare that to the readings you get at the dash/cluser connections.

If they are the same, you know the wiring is good to the gauge and you may have a bad gauge cluster or power coming into the gauge. If the readings are not the same, then you know you've got a wiring issue that you need to try and trace.
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Post by SubaruNation »

Yeah Josh we finally figured it out after slaving over wiring diagrams and yelling obscenities for awhile. There was a issue with the main line for the wire that carries the power to the cluster and we had to bypass it which luckilly worked.

Thanks
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Good deal. Glad you got it figured out.
Josh

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