dead speedometer

[Len & Bonnie Lubbers]

Luke

Just BTDT... with help from the list.   Fuse number 12 (15 amp) powers the
instruments and the reverse lights.

This may help... per my post of Oct 8:   "As recommended, I traced the
problem to the wiring harness that folds sharply along with the trunk hinge.
Four of the five wires were broken!  Over $500 Canadian for the harness but
I figure the car is worth it.  Ha, who am I kidding?  A little snipping and
splicing cost me nothing."

The trunk light switch is a ground wire, as I recall, which runs back and
forth through this harness.  It could be broken and ground out a broken
reverse light wire.

In my case fixing the harness stopped the fuses from blowing but
unfortunately did not cure the speedo.  I then had to clean up the
connection at the speed sensor.

Len Lubbers
Ottawa
1988 90



To: luke wiegandt <maytagasm at sympatico.ca>,
"quattro at audifans.com" <quattro at audifans.com>
Subject: Re: dead speedometer

luke wiegandt wrote:

its an 88 90 quattro with a kh conversion

> > After an electronic short out of some sort, where i blew the instrument
panel fuse 3 times the speedometer
> > went completely dead... ive removed the gauges, how do i find out where
the short was?