Robby1870 Posted July 29, 2003 Report Share Posted July 29, 2003 Does anyone know what the voltage should be in the cluster, like when test the ignition/power pinout and the ground pinout with the key in the "ON" position?? Robby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baddflash Posted July 30, 2003 Report Share Posted July 30, 2003 I think 12v but i'd have to check to know for sure. There's a lot of bulbs so it's got to be 12V IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancenone Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 It should be around 13. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolt_Crank Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 with the key just on, should be about 11 - 12V you'd usually only get 13 if you use a voltmeter directly on the battery, and even then, it'll be low 13's to high 12s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby1870 Posted July 31, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 Okay, cuz I when I checked mine ( my speedo is acting sporadic), the voltmeter said like 2 volts!! I think I got a bad cluster fuse or short somewhere Robby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismellrealbad Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 haha when i used to have ur cluster i would be driving and sometimes it would randomly shoot up to some insane speed like 85 or 115 and drop back down. sometimes it wouldnt go back down so i would pull over to the side of the road in a grassy area and peel out with one wheel. when i did that it usually went back down but i dont know if thats what actually fixed that lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby1870 Posted July 31, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 Well, I think I have a short in the cluster, cuz Im not charging fully. I went to the junkyard today that is 30 minutes away. Car ran fine, but the speedo was shaky and jumpy. Anyway, I go to leave and have this feeling like "this thing isnt gonna start" and sure enough, wouldnt turn over. Get one of the jumper pack things, starts up and I drive home. Oh, and running the a/c and healights (puttin a load on the battery) makes the speedo problem basically go away. Thats why I think its a charge problem or a short Robby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolt_Crank Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 Well, I think I have a short in the cluster, cuz Im not charging fully. I went to the junkyard today that is 30 minutes away. Car ran fine, but the speedo was shaky and jumpy. Anyway, I go to leave and have this feeling like "this thing isnt gonna start" and sure enough, wouldnt turn over. Get one of the jumper pack things, starts up and I drive home. Oh, and running the a/c and healights (puttin a load on the battery) makes the speedo problem basically go away. Thats why I think its a charge problem or a short Robby lol, you know..... the Suburban did the exact same thing once.... the problem was the alternator.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby1870 Posted August 1, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2003 Well, Im leaning toward alternator now. I ran the car today, just in park, and used a screwdriver as a stethoscope to listen to my various accessories. And, the closer I put the screwdriver to the alternator bearing, the louder this high-pitched squeal got. And, when I turn the lights or A/C on, I can hear the alternator trying to keep up. So, I think its the alternator, but the thing is this alternator is less than a year old, and would be my 3rd in like 10 months (one was bad from the parts store). So, more than likely, me and Badprix might be changing my alternator along with his head gasket this weekend! Robby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdelorie Posted August 1, 2003 Report Share Posted August 1, 2003 When my most recent alternator went... same thing happened with my instrument cluster... I feared I was dealing with Christine!!! :shock: Speedo would show 130 when I was at a stop sign, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby1870 Posted August 1, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2003 Yeah, with my last one, the gauges only went ape shit like 3 minutes before the car died. The speedo has been jumping for atleast two weeks if not more Robby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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