Hey guys update on instrument cluster wiring. March 02, 2016, 09:17:11 PM I got all the wires lengthened and match. Everything seems to work except for the alternator gauge and the tach the alternator signal wire seems different on the base that the turbo cluster . I'm stuck I don't care if the tach rpms are not accurate as long as it works any help would be great Quote Selected
Hey guys update on instrument cluster wiring. Reply #1 – March 03, 2016, 06:43:17 PM OK I need a lil help guys now the car is draining batteries fast 5 minutes tops and it's flat dead. Quote Selected
Hey guys update on instrument cluster wiring. Reply #2 – March 03, 2016, 07:02:02 PM If you remove the basic cluster with the "alternator warning light", the alternator will not "turn on". You have to jumper the LG/R and GY/Y wires at the cluster harness connector C285 pins 10 & 11. This will bypass the missing warning light.Check for charging voltage at the battery terminals to confirm. Quote Selected
Hey guys update on instrument cluster wiring. Reply #3 – March 03, 2016, 07:08:27 PM Are you following some instructions for this swap? If so, post the link so I can read it.Also, what car is the turbo cluster from? Quote Selected
Hey guys update on instrument cluster wiring. Reply #4 – March 03, 2016, 07:12:44 PM If a good battery drains in 5 min something should be getting very(and I mean VERY) hot... To pull a fully charged battery down that quickly would require a couple hundred amp draw, any wiring other than battery cables would be smoking... Quote Selected
Hey guys update on instrument cluster wiring. Reply #5 – March 03, 2016, 07:23:05 PM Quote from: TurboCoupe50;454138If a good battery drains in 5 min something should be getting very(and I mean VERY) hot... To pull a fully charged battery down that quickly would require a couple hundred amp draw, any wiring other than battery cables would be smoking...True, but I don't know how long he has been running it without the alternator working.Rereading his post, he did say batteries, implying he is trying different batteries,I guess I need more detailed feedback from him before I can get my head into this. Quote Selected
Hey guys update on instrument cluster wiring. Reply #6 – March 03, 2016, 08:38:59 PM Thanks for the help guys I have just been going off of the wiring diagrams on cool cats and trial and error with a test light I think I saw a little smoke coming from the back of the alternator side of the cluster so I unplugged it and the battery. as far as I know the cluster is a 85,86 turbo stick car I bought it off of ebay mine is a base 5.0 car all the other guages work except for tax the alternator gauge and haven't tested the speedo I did lupe both gray and yellow wires with the green and red alt wire the battery died I'm waiting on a charger. Quote Selected
Hey guys update on instrument cluster wiring. Reply #7 – March 03, 2016, 08:43:49 PM You can check out my ride here. https://m.facebook.com/Foxbody-Thunderbirds-195472014123311/?ref=bookmarks Quote Selected
Hey guys update on instrument cluster wiring. Reply #8 – March 03, 2016, 09:12:12 PM I have 2 gray/yellow stripe. /green with red stripe and white with blue stripe and a green with light green connected with yellow green and a spare ground. Quote Selected
Hey guys update on instrument cluster wiring. Reply #9 – March 03, 2016, 09:14:17 PM I have 2 gray/yellow stripe. /green with red stripe and white with blue stripe and a green with light green connected with yellow green and a spare ground. Left to figure out still same no tach,amp smoke was loose wire touching Quote Selected
Hey guys update on instrument cluster wiring. Reply #10 – March 04, 2016, 12:06:00 AM Its gonna be the amp guage. All the power will go through that guage. The green red striped wire is the 12v feed for the alt. It is the "on" switch for the alt. Without a 12v charge on that wire, you will not charge the alt at all. Quote Selected
Hey guys update on instrument cluster wiring. Reply #11 – March 04, 2016, 12:10:22 AM I need to get a desktop to read multiple diagrams at the same time. I can't do it all on my phone/tablet. Quote Selected
Hey guys update on instrument cluster wiring. Reply #12 – March 04, 2016, 10:26:05 AM The factory amp gage operates on milliamps(.001 A), a shunt wire(that's AFAIK is not in anything other than Turbo Coupe and '88 Sport) carries 99.999% of the load... If load is connected directly, it will burn out immediately... Quote Selected
Hey guys update on instrument cluster wiring. Reply #13 – March 04, 2016, 03:30:54 PM Quote from: streetracer;454140Thanks for the help guys I have just been going off of the wiring diagrams on cool cats .Somebody is going to take me by the hand and guide me through coolcats.net. I can't find any wiring diagrams there. Quote Selected
Hey guys update on instrument cluster wiring. Reply #14 – March 04, 2016, 03:45:40 PM 1985-88 Standard-to-buttstuffog Cluster Conversion Guide Quote Selected
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