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Old May 31, 2003 | 12:23 PM
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Car: 88 Iroc-Z
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Short Wire somewhere?

Heres the things that dont work :

Cig lighter
Power Door Locks
Power Release Hatch
Dome Light

Thats all i can think of at the moment. Anyways though i replaced the blown fuse, drove downt he road, then that one popped to. Is this a short wire somewhere? If so where should i look for it, I dont wanna tear everything out of my car like i might have to, but if anyone has any comments it would be greatly appreciated.

Also my gauges arent working right, i pulled them to install my reverse indiglo gauges, and someone told me that they were self calibrating, so i just popped the needles in and reinatlled the cluster. Everything is off... What do i do to fix this? Thanks alot guys.
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Old May 31, 2003 | 12:28 PM
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Car: Z28
Engine: 350 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
This just happened to someone i know. Turned out their cigarette lighter was shorting and blowing the fuse. Try taking the element out or disconnecting the wire that goes to the back of it and go for a drive to see if that changes anything.

I don't know about the guages though. I didn't think that they were self calibrating.
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Old May 31, 2003 | 02:36 PM
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Ok i pulled the cig lighter out and replaced the fuse and it all works now Thanks so much, its greatly appreciated.

Still cant figure out whats wrong with gauges though
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Old May 31, 2003 | 02:43 PM
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Glad to help .

When your not moving does your speedo read that your moving. You might be able to fix that by just putting the needle on so it says 0. Might not be dead on but better then it was atleast.
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Old Jun 1, 2003 | 12:19 AM
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Re: Short Wire somewhere?

Originally posted by Wootah
Everything is off... What do i do to fix this? Thanks alot guys.
When you say off, is it off as in not working, or off as in not reading right. If you can take your needles off again, here's what I had to do, the speedo, oil pressure, and tach drop to zero when the key is in the on position. The fuel and temp gauges are both self aligning and don't need to be pulled. I'm not sure about the volt gauge, but I think it is also self aligning. I also read in an earlier post that one of your gauge was sticking, I had a problem with that on mine, you need to find a point where the overlay can be held down so the needle moves freely, and stick it down with double sided tape. That did the trick for me.
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Old Jun 3, 2003 | 08:47 AM
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Heres the things that dont work :

Cig lighter
Power Door Locks
Power Release Hatch
Dome Light
also: horn, side-mirror remote, and under-hood lamp

lol, this was driving me nuts, and finally decided to search the forum....glad I did

gonna try takin out the cig lighter today...thanks 3gc
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