Gage Cluster doesn't work

[Nfire247]

I just bought a 1990 hatch with a Ka24De swap. The gauge cluster doesn't work, a few of the lights (like battery, seatbelt and brights) work, and i'm pretty sure that the temp gauge works, but the tach and speedometer dont. It is a DOHC cluster.

I've already tried a different cluster and checked the wiring, the five wires that I believe are supposed to be ran into the dash are there. (Yellow/Red, Yellow/Green, Orange, Black, and Blue/Black). I don't know what else to check.

One night a few days ago i got int he car and the dash lights were on, which is weird for two reasons, they usually don't work and my lights weren't on yet. When i turned my lights on the dash lights went out.. turned my lights back off and they came back on. They don't do that anymore, just that one night, now they never come on. Don't know if this is relevant but it might be important.

Im new to 240's and pretty lost, any help would be great. Thanks
Modified by Nfire247 at 7:33 PM 12/23/2008

[jpnissans13]

i had the same problem when i got my 1991 s13. Changing the cluster resolved it. The other cluster that u tried with was it DOCH also?

[Nfire247]

yes, the other cluster was a DOHC, and it was taken out of another 240 that it worked fine in, i dont think its the cluster.

[speedracermage]

i have the same problem in my car with the exception that i do have my speedo and gas gauge as well as my lights but i have no tach or oil temp or gas warning light

[leonelrr]

Check the dimmer is on the left. This things get fckd up pretty quick, do a search on how to jump the wires..

If the speedo and other things fail it could be the sensor inside the distributor, or the tach..
Modified by leonelrr at 10:34 PM 1/20/2009