Need advice - speedometer doesn't work

[Allan Peters]

Anyone have any experience with a speedometer, odometer and trip meter
not working on a Subaru Legacy (1990). Gas guage also doesn't work,
but this has been a problem for a long time. The speedometer and
mileage meters are new problems. I thought maybe a fuse was blown
since all three are on the same location, but all fuses checked OK.
The only recent change was a battery getting replaced. I thought
maybe they shorted something since the problem started around the same
time (I can't pinpoint the time as it's my daughters car, and she
didn't notice it right away... so much for paying attention to those
important things like how fast you're going.)

Could the guage cluster need to be replaced?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[Carl 1 Lucky Texan]

perhaps a bad ground to some part of the instrument cluster? Or bad
ground from batt cable to chassis?

Carl
1 Lucky Texan

 

[Bill Putney]

If it's a digital gage, the solder joints can go bad - especially where
the harness connector terminals are soldered to the p.c. board. This
was a common problem on the 80's decade Soobs with digital gages.
Removing old solder (using a solder sucker or wicking braid) and
replacing with fresh will cure problem if that's the case.

Bill Putney
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