Analogue clock and fuel gauge stopped working

[badgerwhisper]

Been away and jumped in to my camper today for the first time in a couple of weeks and noticed that the analogue clock has stopped working. Turned it over and noticed that the fuel gauge has also stopped working, I know there's a least half a tank in there. Left it running for a few minutes and the temperature gauge is fine and settled in its normal position, so that's got me stumped. All other instruments seem to be working fine.

One thing I was wondering about was that just before I was away I had it in to the garage for a brake overhaul after I got tired of freezing to death trying to work around the sharded nuts and bent bolts (it turned into an epic even for the garage) but I've noticed they've overfilled the brake fluid reservoir and there's spillage around it. Could this have caused issues? Cheers!

[captain Byrne]

Have a fiddle with the connector where it connects with the electrical ribbon behind the dash. There's a fold in the copper trace that wears & breaks after time & often fails. Various ways to repair it - some more difficult than others.

[badgerwhisper]

Cheers Captain! Will do when I've emerged from the next couple of days.

[badgerwhisper]

So had a look at the connector to the ribbon and a couple of the copper strips needed a clean up, but not too bad tbh. No signs of any breaks but one does look slightly damaged/thinned out. Also the connector itself sits a bit loose when connected. The petrol gauge now shows flickers of life, temp gauge is still good, but still no clock.

[badgerwhisper]

I should add that the damaged strip looks like it connects to the rear of the clock. Will have a look around the forum for some fixes.

[jed the spread]

We do a rewire kit here if needed, http://campervanculture.com/product-cat ... er-master/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I hope this helps,

Jed

[badgerwhisper]

Cheers Jed, I will read with interest!

[dogbreath100]

I had problems with my dash lights also.
No dash lights at all .
I bought the kit and haven't looked back since.