temp and fuel gauge dont work :S

[farmerben]

hi,
my temp and fuel gauges have stopped working i took the dash out and had a look all seems fine there ,any ideas?????
many thanks , ben

[Pugsley]

Ben

both gauges probably share a common earth or possibly a common connector plug which may be causing the problem - you haven't stated what the vehicle is. If it's a SJ410 I can look on my wiring diagram but otherwise that's as far as I can go.

Ian

[gsommo]

I have the same problem on my 87 sj413. To be honest I do not even know where to start with them. I have an aftermarket fuel tank too, so how do I conmect a fuel gauge to his aftermarket item. Also where is the temp gauge located?

Cheers

[farmerben]

hi
sorry i forgot to say its a 1990 samurai sj413 .

[Henry]

Fuses (dont know if they are fused) and earths would be my first point to call.

Does everything else work on it? lights on the dash, dash lights up ect.

[farmerben]

yee everything works apart from the temp and fuel

[Henry]

Does sound like an earth to me.

Not sure what else to suggest other than try another set of dials.

[Pugsley]

You are going to have to get hold of a wiring diagram and trace the wiring by their colour codings - you should be able to see if the earth for these gauges is common to both or indeed a connector block. Alternatively you may have to remove the gauges and trace the wiring backwards to achieve the same thing.

[Henry]

I have wiring diagrams on my computer.
When I get home I will post them up.

[farmerben]

hi
today they just came on :s all working fine now :s don't no why ?