89 s13 Analog Cluster ISSUE

[tre4s13]

I recently finished my ka-e to de swap.

Car started on first try (harr)

But the dummy lights are fucked?!

Here's the problems:

Gas reads full on the needle, but the gas light is on. (i'm full but not full?! lol)

Speedo is dead

Tach is dead (swapped with dohc tach)

h2o is dead

And the lights flicker?!

I've wired it according to every tutorial imaginable pertaining to this swap.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, contact info in profile. And i'm ALWAYS online...

[japslapsilvia]

1st are u using the SOHC cluster with DOHC tach? is so make sure u didnt damage any connections or the "printed board" on the back of the cluster.
2nd are the connections for the cluster (plug after blue ECU plug) done correctly?

[tre4s13]

Oh and before anyone jumps on this (I know I posted in engine tech :/)

I thought all that I had to do was the white harness....that's all the tutorials went over. So no, to answer your question, I did NOT touch the blue plug. What should I do? And thanks for helping.

[japslapsilvia]

yea thats correct u arent doing anything with the blue plug. just the white one. IIRC its just a matter of matching colors.

after re-reading ur post, esp the part about the fuel gauge and light, i think that the issue may be at the back of the cluster, unscrew the cluster and pull it out, leave it conntected and turn on the ign to see if the fuel level and light are doing the same thing. i have a feeling that the back of the cluster may be gound on something or something is messed up with the printed board.

have you tried just swapping in a DOHC cluster?

[tre4s13]

Ah...i'll check that after I eat...and also, once i plugged up some bs harness to my driver door latch, the gas started reading right and the dummy light for gas turned off? lol.

[tre4s13]

Ok, it's not shorting behind the cluster....my dash was never on so i'm pretty sure when I held it in my hand...

Why is it that when i open the door, the same symptoms mentiond before reoccur?!

And the wires from ecu to white plug are straight. (I can take a picture, if you'd like.)

[japslapsilvia]

hmm...let me check my FSM when i get home, i think that the only wires in the cluster related to opening the door are the "seatbelt light" and maybe an interior light, what plug are u refering to when u said

and also, once i plugged up some bs harness to my driver door latch

[tre4s13]

According to the FSM it says it's the Door Latch Switch (D11), before i plugged it back in the auto latch was in the closed position...once i plugged it in, it functioned properly. Then the fuel read a little over a quarter tank and the empty (dummy light went off). But when I open the door, it goes retarded?

[tre4s13]

Ok this shit is seriously NOT working....I probed around today ign/ground reads about 6v and battery/ground reads about 2v. Also, when I tested continuity off the cluster's ground to the car's ground....i'll get a reading of 76-82. Wtf? NOTHING WORKS, funny tho...I bought a s-afc and the tach works on that lol?

[RacerX1]

why are you using a DOHC tach with a SOHC motor? you should be using a SOHC tach with a SOHC motor yo!

[projectRDM]

why are you using a DOHC tach with a SOHC motor? you should be using a SOHC tach with a SOHC motor yo!

He has a DOHC engine, moron.

[tre4s13]

he has a dohc engine, moron.

rofl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[C. Senor]

i did the same swap. my cluster doesnt work either. well, the gas works for me though. the speedo has to do with the sensor on the transmission. make sure you have that pluged back in. but the tach and water temp i couldnt figure out. got lazy, put in aftermarket tach and water temp gauges.

[tre4s13]

none work.