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1992 Instrument Cluster Failure --- HELP

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Old 09-03-2011, 10:18 PM
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Unhappy 1992 Instrument Cluster Failure --- HELP

So, in my 1992 Civic LX, all of the guages on my dash stopped working and my turning signals don't work. Also, when I turn my lights on, the left turning signal indicator on the dash stays on and the turning signal stays on as well and both the indicator and the light shut off if I turn the lights off. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I might be able to do? I HAVE checked my fuses, but only the fuses by the steering column and under the hood by the battery, so if there are other fuses somewhere else I don't know about, it'd be super awesome to know?
 
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Old 09-04-2011, 05:06 AM
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Check the front corner light for use of the wrong bulb or damaged wiring, which would short the lights to the turn signals. Also could be the wires in the trunk.

I'm pretty sure the turn signal fuse runs the cluster. After clearing up the headlight / turn signal interaction, push the hazard button and make sure the 4-way blinkers work. If those do but not the regular turn signals it is almost certainly the fuse under the dash. There are only those two fuse boxes.
 

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Old 09-06-2011, 05:32 AM
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Originally Posted by mk378
Check the front corner light for use of the wrong bulb or damaged wiring, which would short the lights to the turn signals. Also could be the wires in the trunk.

I'm pretty sure the turn signal fuse runs the cluster. After clearing up the headlight / turn signal interaction, push the hazard button and make sure the 4-way blinkers work. If those do but not the regular turn signals it is almost certainly the fuse under the dash. There are only those two fuse boxes.
I don't know what you mean by the front corner light. Like the regular headlight or the turning signal bulb? And would you care to elaborate on the part about the wires in the trunk?

I've checked all of the fuses and they seem to be okay. Could there be a short in the wiring that directly connects to the cluster?
 
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Old 09-07-2011, 07:15 AM
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The front corner lights are the yellow lights next to the headlight which serve as a running light and turn signal. Somewhere the wires are crossed between the running lights and the turn signals and that is one of the few places they come near each other.
 
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Old 09-07-2011, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by mk378
The front corner lights are the yellow lights next to the headlight which serve as a running light and turn signal. Somewhere the wires are crossed between the running lights and the turn signals and that is one of the few places they come near each other.
Okay, I'll check there. It actually could be the wiring there. And once I make sure the wiring there is okay, I'll check the hazard lights to see what happens. Also, you mentioned something about wires in the trunk?
 
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