Fuel Guage does not work

[RYAN_S-14]

Hello,

I have a 1993 240sx and the stock fuel gauge does not work anyone got any ideas?

also the dash lights are inop

i have checked all th fuese and there all good

[ledzeppelin240]

-Is it just the dash lights that don't work or do the heater control lights also not work??
-Check the fuses in the drivers kick panel and check fuses:left 2nd from bottom, left 4th from bottom, and right 3rd down from the top. Are they all good?
-make sure your dimmer switch (the dimmer for interior lights) is not all the way dim???

[RYAN_S-14]

-Is it just the dash lights that don't work or do the heater control lights also not work??
-Check the fuses in the drivers kick panel and check fuses:left 2nd from bottom, left 4th from bottom, and right 3rd down from the top. Are they all good?
-make sure your dimmer switch (the dimmer for interior lights) is not all the way dim???

just the dash lights, so i am thinking its the bulbs.

the dimmer is all the way up

all the fuses are good in the car i have checked them 2 times to make sure i did not miss anything

also the spedo does not work, head up display

[ledzeppelin240]

I think you almost have to have a fuse that is shot. Other wise you have a short somewhere, then you need to download the FSM and bust ut the multimeter.

[RYAN_S-14]

i used the mitimeter to check the fuses and got 12 volts to all of them with the key in acc. i need to find a fsm, zeroyon is down.got a link?

[ledzeppelin240]

Nah, I don't know of any other place to get them right now. But good luck once you do get a FSM, just take your time and make sure you understand how the circuits are supposed to work then diagnosing is much easier.

[serris]

www.camel-towing.com has them.

[!Zar!]

Did you change anything prior to your cluster not working?

Sound like either a fuse or you burnt out a trace on the cluster.

If you fuel guage wasn't working before you had cluster problems, that it's most likely the floater.

[RYAN_S-14]

i just bopught the car and it has these problems, i guess i can try to take the fuel pump out and see if the floater is stuck

[RYAN_S-14]

so i guess i shold just get a new cluster?

sounds like a fuse to me too but there alll good so it must be the cluster is messed up

[kuramaya]

Whats up Ryan, I saw your old Silvia rollin by the other day...how is life? I just bought a Power FC W/Commander...same old shit here...

[RYAN_S-14]

i am good, i just bought a s13 coupe the other day, time for the fun, man i miss my s-14 :( i might be needing the hook up on some parts, also i want to come back to oki a visit one of these days

[!Zar!]

The only way you'll know if you need a new cluster is to take it out.

Then follow all the traces and see if you can find any burns. Use a multimeter also to verify your findings.

Could just be the connectors wiggled loose.

[RYAN_S-14]

alright i fixed the gas gauge, the float was off track.

i am gonna try to swap put the light bubls tomarrow and see if thats fixes it