Thread: elect guage problems

Hello all ...

vehicle is a 1997 defender

my fuel gauge light died , so pulled the fascia off the dash replaced the globe , life is good .

So test everything before putting the screws in and waddya know the fuel and temp gauge no workie .
I turn the head lights on and they work .... turn the head lights off gauges stop working ....

So where and what should I be looking for and starting on ?
I figure it's prob an earth drama , but don't really know !

thanks all

Originally Posted by Sith

Thanks Justin , can you point me in the direction of said earths?
thanks again....maybe a pic or 7

Each gauge has an earth lead, they then all meet up to a common wire/ joiner bunched together behind the facia. Just have to follow them back...as you would've seen, its all a bit Heath Robinson behind there..

Sorry, no pics available, not still at work (although has been busy today, at last)

JC