electric nightmare

[dalefan88]

well i thought i would try to get my dashlights working. what a mess. alot of people told me it was the headlight switch so i bought a new one. put it in and this is what i get. if i put a testlight in the socket it lights up. put a bulb in nothing. pull the switch out headlights come on volt gauge goes to 0. turn the nob for the brightness of the dash lights shuts radio off. o boy i have no clue to even start. all the lights on my aftermarket gauges is on a toggle i put in going to a spot in the fuse block not being used. the power for my tach and radio are going in a spot in the fuse block not being used to. had to do all of this cause when i got the jeep the dashlights didnt work to run the gauge lights to and couldnt fined the powerwire for the radio.

 

[BrockGrimes]

Honk the horn see if the wiper come on, lol.

I know in my stock wiring for the guage lights the one wire to the lights is the hot and the ground is where the light socket plugs in.
See these threads for info:
http://home.roadrunner.com/~john.strenk/Gauge%20web%20page/WebPageGauges1.htm
http://home.roadrunner.com/~john.strenk/Gauge web page/basic_troubleshooting_for_cj_gau.htm
http://home.roadrunner.com/~john.strenk/Gauge web page/QuickFacts.htm
http://home.roadrunner.com/~john.strenk/Gauge web page/CJSpeedometerGaugeQuickTest.htm
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f8/dash-light-problem-searched-695451/

 

[dalefan88]

its weird sometimes when i have the blinkers on the testlight will flash and sometimes it dont. i would honk the horn but it got messed up when the turnsignal switch fried lol.

 

[dalefan88]

well i sanded the grounds on the speedo and they work now. thanks brock

 

[BrockGrimes]

No prob man, I went through the same with mine.

 

[dalefan88]

when i get the heater core and blower motor done ill have to figure out the fuel gauge.

 

[BrockGrimes]

Going with the stock heater and a chevy blower motor?
My fuel gauge started working when I connected a ground back at the fuel sending unit.

 

[CJ]

well i sanded the grounds on the speedo and they work now. thanks brock

Hot damn! Another satisfied customer!

Great Job!

 

[dalefan88]

Hot damn! Another satisfied customer!

Great Job!

lol cj. thats what i was thinking about doin brock. thanks. ya stock core with blazer motor.