Lost all gauges and start button

[Scott & Heather]

THANK YOU CRAIG! Sure enough, that breaker was self resetting so I removed all the wires to it to stop it. According to the diagram it was just supposed to feed the test bulb system but apparently it also feeds the gauges. Back in business. Thank you again. You made my month!


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[gumpy]

THANK YOU CRAIG! Sure enough, that breaker was self resetting so I removed all the wires to it to stop it. According to the diagram it was just supposed to feed the test bulb system but apparently it also feeds the gauges. Back in business. Thank you again. You made my month!

Did you find the short?  Breakers don't typically trip for no reason. They trip because of an overcurrent situation. They may then reset after they cool down, but if the overcurrent situation is not cleared, the breaker will simply trip again.

What diagram are you talking about regarding feeding only the test bulb system? I don't see a test bulb system on the schematic.

[Scott & Heather]

That particular breaker is labeled "test bulb switch" on my front jbox diagram. "CC". I have a short in that test switch and it's been previously soldered so many times and goobered up that I just thought I'd disconnect it for now at that breaker. I know the short is in there. Problem is I also inadvertently killed my gauges. I hooked everything back up, but disconnected the switch and all is well. No breaker tripping. I'll have to re-wire the bulb test switch someday but for now it's low on my priority list. My bulb idiot lights are also majorly soldered and goobered up. I'll have to spend some serious time getting those working properly again.


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[daddysgirl]

I'm glad you found it. I was wondering why there were two "CC" breakers.
Craig is awesome! He's helped me understand so much