75 Pacer Gauge Cluster

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   Looked and test drove a 75 Pacer yesterday. None of the gauge cluster works at the moment. No blinker lights, no tech, no Speedo, no fuel reading, and no shift selector needle movement. He says it's just not hooked up. How in depth is the process to hook up the whole gauge cluster and what are the chances it's going to need a lot more than "just hooked up"?

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PacerWill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List AMC Fan Joined: Feb/12/2018 Location: NC Usa Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote PacerWill Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: 75 Pacer Gauge Cluster Posted: Feb/12/2018 at 9:56am
	Looked and test drove a 75 Pacer yesterday. None of the gauge cluster works at the moment. No blinker lights, no tech, no Speedo, no fuel reading, and no shift selector needle movement. He says it's just not hooked up. How in depth is the process to hook up the whole gauge cluster and what are the chances it's going to need a lot more than "just hooked up"?

Kensey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List AMC Addicted Joined: Jul/05/2015 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Status: Offline Points: 515	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kensey Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb/12/2018 at 10:22am
	Ha! If it's that easy, he would have done it. Expect the worst, and be pleasantly surprised otherwise. Fuel gauge won't work for sure. Speedo is hard wired, separate wire. Do the blinkers work on the car, just not lighting up?? And wiring on old AMC's is no picnic. You have been warned.
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PacerWill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List AMC Fan Joined: Feb/12/2018 Location: NC Usa Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote PacerWill Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb/12/2018 at 10:24am
	Blinkers work just no clicker or lights on the dash.

pacerman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Supporter of TheAMCForum Joined: Jul/03/2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 9057	Post Options Post Reply Quote pacerman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb/12/2018 at 10:24am
	He might be telling the truth. Not being hooked up will produce about as much results as Congress on a good day. I have a Pacer but it is a dormant project so don't quote me on the specific procedures, but there are two shaped plugs that needs to be inserted into a matching sockets at the rear of the cluster (one on the rigt and one on the left). They are different sizes so you can't get them mixed up. Access might be difficult but if you are smaller than Rosanne Barr and adjust the driver seat to the rear, you might have adequate access. If you buy the car, get a service manual for it. It in 1975 the Pacer manual was a separate manual from the other AMC models because there was no much new and different from other AMCs (including the entire dash and instrument cluster).
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Kensey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List AMC Addicted Joined: Jul/05/2015 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Status: Offline Points: 515	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kensey Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb/12/2018 at 12:37pm
	Let's CSI this: Who takes a dash apart, does whatever needed work, puts it back together EXCEPT for connecting two simple plugs. Doesn't make sense. It's gonna need more attention then that. But wishful thinking is good too...
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