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Title: Volt meter in dash not working
Post by: Shurman86 on January 19, 2015, 01:13:44 pm
I have a 1986 K10. The volt gauge in the dash is not working. I took it out and connected to the battery with some wire leads and the needle moves and seems to be working fine. I have 14 volts at the battery and 15 volts at the alternator but only 6 volts at the socket in the cluster that the gauge plugs into. I dont understand why I'm only getting 6 volts. Any ideas on what may be the problem? Thank you for your help
Title: Re: Volt meter in dash not working
Post by: 4lowman on January 19, 2015, 05:26:13 pm
 Bad connections or bad wires. Go to the source and check back to the meter.
Title: Re: Volt meter in dash not working
Post by: ackland3 on January 19, 2015, 09:51:02 pm
Possible short?