Electrical woes

[Brittain Conner]

  Ben, your not the first one to have this
happen to them.  This just happened in my
G20.  Same exact thing.
  I took out the guage panel and my dash
to find out exactly what was wrong and
where that annoying tick was comming from.
I heard it coming from the exact same thing.
When I leaned in closer to make sure that
that was the source, my instrument cluster
fell off the steering column that it was
balancing on and the important eletrical
parts of the cluster (tach, temp, gas,
warning lights) just died.  But since then
the ticking has stopped completely but the
battery light is now on constantly (and
sometimes the emergancy brake light) when
the car is running (not while the car is
off with the key in the on position).
  I have checked the battery connections
and voltage, the alternator connections
and voltage and everything has checked out
normal (not to mention if it was the
alternator my car would have died on my
by now and it hasn't even made the
slightest hint of that happening).  I
have also checked the fuse, so I know
it's not that.
  So what I have concluded is that
some wire(s) have busted and need to
be replaced.  But I won't know this
for sure until I complete the daunting
task of checking voltage output and
continuity of every section of wire
of each wire going to the cluster.  I
plan on doing it this next weekend.  So
if you don't know by then I should be
able to shed some real light on the
subject by the 14th.  So as long as you
know your gas mileage and remember when
to shift by how fast your going you
should be okay to drive.

Brit Conner
'93 P10
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On Fri,  4 Apr 2003 22:27:44
 Ben Fenner wrote:
>Ok, new problem. I was driving down the road at night with my lights on when
>I noticed the brake light and battery lights were on (on my dash), also all
>my dash lights and radio display were pretty dim. Around this time I was
>pulling over and the left part of the dash started buzzing (by the fuze
>box).
>As it is now, all the fuzes inside the car are fine, the car starts and runs
>as before. Once I start to use electrical componants, especially the head
>lights, the buzzing starts imediatly and the brake and battery lights
>flicker to the buzzing. This is the most rediculous thing I've ever seen
>happen to a car. It's got me completely baffled. The alternator is 2 months
>old, but the large gauge wiring in the car is less than stellar.
>Particularly the possative connection to the battery terminal. I've since
>replaced that connection and the problem persists. When I look down by where
>the buzzing is, it seems like it's coming from the 'white, plastic main
>wiring harness thingy'.
>Any help would be greatly appreciated because I'm all out of ideas and
>completely at a loss if I can't get this fixed.

>-Ben
>1994 Sentra SE-R
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