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Guage lighting prob

02-12-2006, 03:04 AM

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Ken55

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Guage lighting prob

Installed my EGT-Boost-Trans Temp today and the guage lights don't work. I checked and the ground is good, guages light up when I connect to + on batt. Geno's said to use the OR/BR wire on my '03 which I did using a tap. My wire is OR/WH, is this the right wire? I used 14ga wire for my lights could the tap not make a good connection with the factory wire (18ga?) harness? After opening it back up it seems there should be power flowing but I get no reading at that point on a meter. The tap I used is the type that drives a piece of metal to make the connection when you close the cover. Thanks for any advice.
Ken

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