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Posted by jaejae (Member # 7958) on
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i just finished my mass air conversion..the car runs alot better i jus need to finish hookin up the vacuum lines an what not...but the gauge cluster is goin crazy the light doesnt come on and the gauges are goin haywire and the check engine light is on for the 1st time ever..and when i turn on my head lights the whole cluster flutuates..its all just messed up..any help would be appreciated
Posted by FOX_THAT (Member # 8630) on
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Check your grounds?
Posted by Mean89 (Member # 8169) on
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FUCK THATS ALL BAD SOUNDS LIKE YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME WIRING PROBLEMS GOING ON WITH YOUR CAR DID U JUST HOOK UP THE TACH METER? BECAUSE I KNOW IN MY OLD CAR I HAD WIRING PROBLEMS AND MY NEEDLE FROM THE TACH WILL JUST BOUNCE AROUND EVERYWHRE LIKE CRAZY
Posted by average ass internet gangSTAR (Member # 8560) on
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Originally posted by Mean89:
FUCK THATS ALL BAD SOUNDS LIKE YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME WIRING PROBLEMS GOING ON WITH YOUR CAR DID U JUST HOOK UP THE TACH METER? BECAUSE I KNOW IN MY OLD CAR I HAD WIRING PROBLEMS AND MY NEEDLE FROM THE TACH WILL JUST BOUNCE AROUND EVERYWHRE LIKE CRAZY
HUH is this a real reply
Posted by jaejae (Member # 7958) on
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IT WAS WORKIN FINE THEN AFTER I DID MY MAF CONVERSION 2DAY THE CLUSTER STARTED FUCKIN UP
Posted by average ass internet gangSTAR (Member # 8560) on
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not sure if it matters but did you still use the speed density comp
Posted by jaejae (Member # 7958) on
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nope comp was from the car i got the wiring harness and mass air meter from
Posted by 302 DROP (Member # 1323) on
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Originally posted by jaejae:
IT WAS WORKIN FINE THEN AFTER I DID MY MAF CONVERSION 2DAY THE CLUSTER STARTED FUCKIN UP
dis might help, i got my 92 stang painted and they removed the doors. while doing that they removed some fuses and they forgot to install it. there was a fuse disconnected which controlled my cluster, my needles were going crazy. im not sure what fuse it is but there is a fuse that controls the cluster, check it and see if its ok...
Posted by average ass internet gangSTAR (Member # 8560) on
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Originally posted by jaejae:
nope comp was from the car i got the wiring harness and mass air meter from
so what pins did you use on the comp
Posted by 302 DROP (Member # 1323) on
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if that doesnt work , 4 sure ill have an answer 4 u 2morrow... my brother just did a mass air conversion on a 87 a few weeks ago and ill ask him if he know anything that would cause that......... also, just double check the ground on the firewall that bolts on the block.. is thats disconnected or broken, the car can act like if its haunted....that ground is for the ECU
[ September 10, 2008, 03:42 AM: Message edited by: 302 DROP ]
Posted by jaejae (Member # 7958) on
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i dnt recall removing any fuses..but i did try and take off the bolt that holds the positive cable to the starter solenoid but i forgot to remove the negative and it caused a spark..could that have fucked the cluster up some how?
Posted by average ass internet gangSTAR (Member # 8560) on
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Originally posted by jaejae:
i dnt recall removing any fuses..but i did try and take off the bolt that holds the positive cable to the starter solenoid but i forgot to remove the negative and it caused a spark..could that have fucked the cluster up some how?
maybe blo the fuse
Posted by jaejae (Member # 7958) on
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ill check that tomorrow
Posted by JohnB (Member # 969) on
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Did you remember to hook/bolt on the ground near the PCM?
Posted by 302 DROP (Member # 1323) on
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Originally posted by jaejae:
i dnt recall removing any fuses..but i did try and take off the bolt that holds the positive cable to the starter solenoid but i forgot to remove the negative and it caused a spark..could that have fucked the cluster up some how?
i meant for you to double check the fuses!!! and double check all the grounds for the ECM
Posted by jaejae (Member # 7958) on
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ok the cluster is fixed it turns out i forgot to ground a few things...but when i put my car in neutral when im coming to a stop it just dies..starts back up perfect and idles perfect but after i drive it an take it outta gear it dies...the iac is fine
Posted by Jdub07 (Member # 2728) on
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Originally posted by jaejae:
ok the cluster is fixed it turns out i forgot to ground a few things...but when i put my car in neutral when im coming to a stop it just dies..starts back up perfect and idles perfect but after i drive it an take it outta gear it dies...the iac is fine
drive it around 50 miles or so and let the computer re-learn what it is supposed to do. do some wop's and shit. when I changed just my upper and lower and c&l my car would die everytime I can to a stop. Someone on the board suggested the above and it worked out for me.
Posted by jaejae (Member # 7958) on
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ok ill try that..thanks everyone! other than these small problems i like the results of the conversion ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
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