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Everything works but voltmeter.....but......

Postby RCCUMMINS89 » Wed Oct 16, 2013 1:19 pm

Today.....I hit something, and pretty hard. It's all good though :lol:

About a half hour later I noticed my volt meter wasn't working....as in no power to it.

Also, the check engine light is slowly coming on and off gradually.



Ideas? Everything else is working just fine.
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Re: Everything works but voltmeter.....but......

Postby ellis93 » Wed Oct 16, 2013 2:26 pm

:roll:
Superbly detailed posting,by reading this I just felt my brain cramp from the taking in of information :lol:

What did you hit and where?
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Re: Everything works but voltmeter.....but......

Postby RCCUMMINS89 » Wed Oct 16, 2013 3:09 pm

Driving down a dirt road.............had to go around a branch across the road...............some dip flippin facking holy (&^)(&(^()*^_(*&*()((***&^&*(TY^*&) a-hole..............left a 3' diameter log in the bushes..............

Direct and I mean DIRECT contact with the right front tire. Damn near rolled the truck, and I was only doing 10mph.
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Re: Everything works but voltmeter.....but......

Postby PToombs » Wed Oct 16, 2013 4:16 pm

I'd be on the phone with the town or county right afterwards to let them know what happened and see if they check it out.
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Just enough power to break everything behind the crankshaft.
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Re: Everything works but voltmeter.....but......

Postby RCCUMMINS89 » Wed Oct 16, 2013 4:47 pm

It was in the mounains (in national forest)................trust me, Obama and the liberal office don't give a sthi.
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Re: Everything works but voltmeter.....but......

Postby PToombs » Wed Oct 16, 2013 4:53 pm

Oh yeah, no money to fix that stuff, only money going out of DC is welfare checks. :roll:
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Re: Everything works but voltmeter.....but......

Postby ellis93 » Wed Oct 16, 2013 5:42 pm

PToombs wrote:Oh yeah, no money to fix that stuff, only money going out of DC is welfare checks. :roll:

And no limit snap cards :x
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Re: Everything works but voltmeter.....but......

Postby ellis93 » Wed Oct 16, 2013 5:43 pm

RCCUMMINS89 wrote:Driving down a dirt road.............had to go around a branch across the road...............some dip flippin facking holy (&^)(&(^()*^_(*&*()((***&^&*(TY^*&) a-hole..............left a 3' diameter log in the bushes..............

Direct and I mean DIRECT contact with the right front tire. Damn near rolled the truck, and I was only doing 10mph.

Don't think a plate busted loose in the battery do you,that'll cause all kinds of bad stuff to happen.
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Re: Everything works but voltmeter.....but......

Postby RCCUMMINS89 » Wed Oct 16, 2013 6:29 pm

No.... volts on the battery are within spec...........everything is charging.

It just seems to be the gauge.

How does that system work? But I do notice that my check engine light is randomly coming on and off???????????
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Re: Everything works but voltmeter.....but......

Postby RCCUMMINS89 » Fri Oct 18, 2013 5:38 pm

ellis93 wrote::roll:
Superbly detailed posting,by reading this I just felt my brain cramp from the taking in of information :lol:



Slow down guys............my brain is cramping from all of the overwhelming advice :lol:
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Re: Everything works but voltmeter.....but......

Postby ellis93 » Fri Oct 18, 2013 6:20 pm

A hard lick like your truck took,apparently went straight to the gear box.....which sits UNDER the battery. I stand by my statement :lol: put another known good battery in there and try it. If that doesn't do it for you then I'd start tracing wire.....something could have pulled apart.

Another thing,are the wires for the crank sensor loose,flopping around.....maybe the rubbed the fan idler pully or something.....hell idk :lol:
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Re: Everything works but voltmeter.....but......

Postby RCCUMMINS89 » Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:05 pm

If everything else works.......including the headlights, high beams and even a pyrometer (most sensitive damn pos ever installed into a truck) and the battery shows 13.2 volts after sitting for 24 hours and it charges at a rock solid 14.8 How could it be the battery?

The cps is good to go as well....as I still run through that terd for my charging system.


but, I think it is in the back of the gauge cluster...... as my temp gauge now reads a consistent half a tick lower now.

This tells me it is a funky ground to part of the gauge cluster.
89 RC on shortened 92 diesel frame - NV4500 w/dual disc/4.10s on 37s. - Self built pump, "hot screw", lots of timing, True high volume low pressure lift pump, 62fmw/68/.7gated, 77lpm SAC Inj., Studs/O-rings,- 423/1220 Mustang - 11/16/2013 http://www.TheHungryDiesel.com full line dealer, if you don't see it please ask.
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Re: Everything works but voltmeter.....but......

Postby RCCUMMINS89 » Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:27 pm

ellis93 wrote:A hard lick like your truck took,apparently went straight to the gear box.....which sits UNDER the battery. I stand by my statement :lol: put another known good battery in there and try it. If that doesn't do it for you then I'd start tracing wire.....something could have pulled apart.

Another thing,are the wires for the crank sensor loose,flopping around.....maybe the rubbed the fan idler pully or something.....hell idk :lol:




;) I'll check it tomorrow :lol:
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Re: Everything works but voltmeter.....but......

Postby RCCUMMINS89 » Sun Oct 20, 2013 6:08 pm

:oops:


Never assume..... always check the obvious.
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Re: Everything works but voltmeter.....but......

Postby ellis93 » Sun Oct 20, 2013 6:49 pm

RCCUMMINS89 wrote::oops:


Never assume..... always check the obvious.

:?:
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