Earlier post/Crazy Gauges
 

Sorry its a 2001 TJ Wrangler Sport with gauges going dead and check engine
light and airbag light comming on. While odometer reads no bus?

Re: Earlier post/Crazy Gauges
 

michael did pass the time by typing:
> Sorry its a 2001 TJ Wrangler Sport with gauges going dead and check engine
> light and airbag light comming on. While odometer reads no bus?

Dash connector.

From another board: YMMV.

"Here's how to fix it: Pop off the defroster vent. It has no screws or anything in it. Just clips. From there, you'll find the
screws in the top of the dash that hold the instrument cluster cover in place. Keep pulling stuff around the instrument cluster
until you get to the cluster itself. It pulls straight out. On the back, you'll see a male connector that looks like a computer
connector. Take a pair of needlenosed pliars and twist each blade 2 or 3 degrees. What you are trying to do is cause the male
portion of the connector to make firm contact with the female portions, so that when you go over bumps, the vibrations don't shake
the connector loose. Gently put the gauge cluster back in. If it won't go, don't force it. Turn it over and find the blades that you
have perhaps turned too far and correct them. Reassemble your dash, and voila: Problem fixed. Good luck."

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DougW

Re: Earlier post/Crazy Gauges
 

michael did pass the time by typing:
> Sorry its a 2001 TJ Wrangler Sport with gauges going dead and check engine
> light and airbag light comming on. While odometer reads no bus?

Dash connector.

From another board: YMMV.

"Here's how to fix it: Pop off the defroster vent. It has no screws or anything in it. Just clips. From there, you'll find the
screws in the top of the dash that hold the instrument cluster cover in place. Keep pulling stuff around the instrument cluster
until you get to the cluster itself. It pulls straight out. On the back, you'll see a male connector that looks like a computer
connector. Take a pair of needlenosed pliars and twist each blade 2 or 3 degrees. What you are trying to do is cause the male
portion of the connector to make firm contact with the female portions, so that when you go over bumps, the vibrations don't shake
the connector loose. Gently put the gauge cluster back in. If it won't go, don't force it. Turn it over and find the blades that you
have perhaps turned too far and correct them. Reassemble your dash, and voila: Problem fixed. Good luck."

--
DougW

Re: Earlier post/Crazy Gauges
 

michael did pass the time by typing:
> Sorry its a 2001 TJ Wrangler Sport with gauges going dead and check engine
> light and airbag light comming on. While odometer reads no bus?

Dash connector.

From another board: YMMV.

"Here's how to fix it: Pop off the defroster vent. It has no screws or anything in it. Just clips. From there, you'll find the
screws in the top of the dash that hold the instrument cluster cover in place. Keep pulling stuff around the instrument cluster
until you get to the cluster itself. It pulls straight out. On the back, you'll see a male connector that looks like a computer
connector. Take a pair of needlenosed pliars and twist each blade 2 or 3 degrees. What you are trying to do is cause the male
portion of the connector to make firm contact with the female portions, so that when you go over bumps, the vibrations don't shake
the connector loose. Gently put the gauge cluster back in. If it won't go, don't force it. Turn it over and find the blades that you
have perhaps turned too far and correct them. Reassemble your dash, and voila: Problem fixed. Good luck."

--
DougW

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michael wrote:
>
> Sorry its a 2001 TJ Wrangler Sport with gauges going dead and check engine
> light and airbag light comming on. While odometer reads no bus?

Re: Earlier post/Crazy Gauges
 

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God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

michael wrote:
>
> Sorry its a 2001 TJ Wrangler Sport with gauges going dead and check engine
> light and airbag light comming on. While odometer reads no bus?

Re: Earlier post/Crazy Gauges
 

http://www.----------.com/mirror/gauges.htm
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

michael wrote:
>
> Sorry its a 2001 TJ Wrangler Sport with gauges going dead and check engine
> light and airbag light comming on. While odometer reads no bus?