cant get dash electrics to work

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cant get dash electrics to work

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hi all

finnally got round to getting a engine in my project camper ( a c reg carravelle 1.9)

but i cant seem to get the rev counter , fuel guage or temp guage to work

hope ya can help

i have checked the plug on the back of the dial and it seesm fine

many thanks mark

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Hi

Have you checked all the plugs on the back of the fuse box?
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nope will do now ,

thanks

will let ya know

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All the dials you say are not working go through the red plug on the back of the fuse panel.
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yep all the dials and clock , i have taken the red plug of cant see any corrosion gave it a squirt and plugged it back in , no change tho

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Post by markeymagicbus »

right i gave traced the problem to the plug in the back of the dash

had a play about and can get it all to work , but cant see it lasting long any tips

can i renew the plug or is it more likely to be a problem with the dash

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