[elky] Re: instrument cluster/clock power ? (Never mind...I'm an idiot)

Ray....How do you know it's the clock that's draining your battery ??? 
 
 You might want to put an ampmeter between the +battery post and the +battery 
terminal and pull some fuses to double check....

Betcha can't wait to get thay left hand needle wrapped aroung the peg on the 
other side !!!!
 
You gonna run a GPS too ???  I've got one if you don't.....There's nothing like 
seeing that Mspeed reading at the end of a run !!!!
 
 
Mike "MINOMAN" Huber 
86 Mino El Camino
383 Carbed Stroker (for Now)
"Still drivin' it like I stole it"
Top Speed 138 mph - 4-05 BBORR
www.bborr.com

 



Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:29:19 -0600
From: rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx
To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [elky] Re: instrument cluster/clock power ? (Never mind...I'm an idiot)


By removing the 2  1/4" hex head screws, I was able to pull the tach and find 
that yes, the red wire led to a standoff on the cluster molding and also to the 
clock motor.  I pulled it off, wrapped it up and replaced the tach in the 
cluster.  All is well.  No Check Engine light, other gauges function (as far as 
I could see..at least the volts, O/P and tach, cuz I could crank the motor) and 
I'll put it back together in a little bit.  For the moment, I'm gonna take a 
break and edit car show photos.

r


On 6/27/2011 3:12 PM, Ray Buck wrote: 
Here's the guts of the Monte Carlo's instrument cluster:



See the red and black wires on the lower right?  Are they the clock power and 
ground?  I need to disable the clock cuz it drains the battery.  Yeah, I have a 
battery tender on it now, but I don't want it to drain while on the salt.  I 
know...it shouldn't completely drain an Optima battery in a week, but still....

Yanno, I didn't even check to see if there's a separate fuse for the clock.  
But I had to pull the face off the cluster to remove the Check Engine light.

Anyway, it's progress.  Now back to wiring the ignition box.

r

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