new gauge cluster install problems plz help theft light

bigpopaz99 · December 12th, 2006, 09:13 PM

hey fellas im having a problem w/ my roush white gauge cluster when i try to put my new cluster in i get the theft light blink and it wont start plz help thanks

itschristorres8 · December 12th, 2006, 09:15 PM

the theft light...is normal....
the starting..is your engine

give more details...does it crank up and not start...
do you turn the key and nothing at all

main solutions. battery, alternator, tune up

bigpopaz99 · December 12th, 2006, 09:18 PM

it cranks no start theft light blinks faster than normal the cluster is out of a diffrent car i tryed resetting the battery and cycled the key and reset the remote no go

itschristorres8 · December 12th, 2006, 09:24 PM

my theft light blinks fast...
fuel tank empty..doubt it
battery discharged
battery terminal connections loose or corroded
fuel not reaching injectors-clog somewhere
low cylinder compression
water in fuel
defective ingnition coil(s)
dirty or clogged fuel injectors
wet or damaged ignition components
spark plugs-either no good, or worn, or spaced wrong
wires messed up in starting circut
timing chain failure defective MAF sensor

print that out or write it down and go from top to bottom. those are the main if not all solutions

also check oil

bigpopaz99 · December 12th, 2006, 09:25 PM

put the stock cluster back in no problem

itschristorres8 · December 12th, 2006, 09:26 PM

so it starts?

bigpopaz99 · December 12th, 2006, 09:29 PM

ya it starts and runs perfect w/ the orginal cluster

itschristorres8 · December 12th, 2006, 09:30 PM

hmm but you want the new one in right?

bigpopaz99 · December 12th, 2006, 09:31 PM

i wanna go w/ the roush gauges

bigpopaz99 · December 12th, 2006, 09:33 PM

the theft even blinks when its cranking

itschristorres8 · December 12th, 2006, 09:46 PM

might be somethign wrong with the wiring on those gauges...did you buy them new?

bigpopaz99 · December 12th, 2006, 09:49 PM

i got em on ebay im thinkin its the mileage it doesnt match the ecu wounder if theirs a loop hole

GreenFaleen · December 12th, 2006, 09:57 PM

take to a ford dealer and get it installed. When you unplug and plug into the new gauge it is confusing itself and locking up because it thinks it is being hot wired. My cousin had the same problem putting saleen gauges in his gt.

bigpopaz99 · December 12th, 2006, 10:02 PM

dang i wounder what the trick is

AtlanticBlue99 · December 13th, 2006, 12:04 AM

you have a 99? there are 2 harnesses, one is for the odometer, the other is for the gauges. it will work if you remove your stock circuit board from inside the stock cluster and install the circuit board into the new cluster. it will be correctly callibrated too

bigpopaz99 · December 13th, 2006, 02:09 AM

yup 99 i could swap the board out but my lcd display is broken thats part of the reason for the new one . the new one has pretty close mileage as the old one any other ideas thanks

Onemanzu · December 13th, 2006, 02:14 AM

... well hook it up to a gerbile wheel and have it run a few hundred miles on it... that way they match up

bigpopaz99 · December 13th, 2006, 02:19 AM

well i guess its good that i have a friend that lives across the alley from the dealer ill have to go over their install it then have one of the dealer goons cross the alley and check it out

AtlanticBlue99 · December 13th, 2006, 11:03 AM

you will need the stock circuit board unless you can use dealer software and get into the computer

bigpopaz99 · December 13th, 2006, 12:58 PM

i guess the dealer gotta reflash the theft system man their crayzee $87 bucks per hr

December 12th, 2006, 09:13 PM	#1
bigpopaz99 Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 36 iTrader: 0 reviews	new gauge cluster install problems plz help theft light hey fellas im having a problem w/ my roush white gauge cluster when i try to put my new cluster in i get the theft light blink and it wont start plz help thanks

December 12th, 2006, 09:15 PM	#2
itschristorres8 Banned 00 V6 & 09 GT 13.37@104.4mph--BONE stock GT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 15,859 iTrader: 2 reviews	the theft light...is normal.... the starting..is your engine give more details...does it crank up and not start... do you turn the key and nothing at all main solutions. battery, alternator, tune up __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Acmillr loves me

December 12th, 2006, 09:24 PM	#4
itschristorres8 Banned 00 V6 & 09 GT 13.37@104.4mph--BONE stock GT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 15,859 iTrader: 2 reviews	my theft light blinks fast... fuel tank empty..doubt it battery discharged battery terminal connections loose or corroded fuel not reaching injectors-clog somewhere low cylinder compression water in fuel defective ingnition coil(s) dirty or clogged fuel injectors wet or damaged ignition components spark plugs-either no good, or worn, or spaced wrong wires messed up in starting circut timing chain failure defective MAF sensor print that out or write it down and go from top to bottom. those are the main if not all solutions also check oil __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Acmillr loves me

December 12th, 2006, 09:26 PM	#6
itschristorres8 Banned 00 V6 & 09 GT 13.37@104.4mph--BONE stock GT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 15,859 iTrader: 2 reviews	so it starts? __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Acmillr loves me

December 12th, 2006, 09:30 PM	#8
itschristorres8 Banned 00 V6 & 09 GT 13.37@104.4mph--BONE stock GT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 15,859 iTrader: 2 reviews	hmm but you want the new one in right? __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Acmillr loves me

December 12th, 2006, 09:18 PM	#3
bigpopaz99 Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 36 iTrader: 0 reviews	it cranks no start theft light blinks faster than normal the cluster is out of a diffrent car i tryed resetting the battery and cycled the key and reset the remote no go

December 12th, 2006, 09:25 PM	#5
bigpopaz99 Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 36 iTrader: 0 reviews	put the stock cluster back in no problem

December 12th, 2006, 09:29 PM	#7
bigpopaz99 Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 36 iTrader: 0 reviews	ya it starts and runs perfect w/ the orginal cluster

December 12th, 2006, 09:31 PM	#9
bigpopaz99 Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 36 iTrader: 0 reviews	i wanna go w/ the roush gauges

December 12th, 2006, 09:33 PM	#10
bigpopaz99 Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 36 iTrader: 0 reviews	the theft even blinks when its cranking

December 12th, 2006, 09:46 PM	#11
itschristorres8 Banned 00 V6 & 09 GT 13.37@104.4mph--BONE stock GT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 15,859 iTrader: 2 reviews	might be somethign wrong with the wiring on those gauges...did you buy them new? __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Acmillr loves me

December 12th, 2006, 09:49 PM	#12
bigpopaz99 Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 36 iTrader: 0 reviews	i got em on ebay im thinkin its the mileage it doesnt match the ecu wounder if theirs a loop hole

December 12th, 2006, 09:57 PM	#13
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,906 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	take to a ford dealer and get it installed. When you unplug and plug into the new gauge it is confusing itself and locking up because it thinks it is being hot wired. My cousin had the same problem putting saleen gauges in his gt. __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

December 12th, 2006, 10:02 PM	#14
bigpopaz99 Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 36 iTrader: 0 reviews	dang i wounder what the trick is

December 13th, 2006, 12:04 AM	#15
AtlanticBlue99 I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1999 Ford Mustang V6 14.79 @ 92.15 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: University of Georgia Posts: 8,859 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	you have a 99? there are 2 harnesses, one is for the odometer, the other is for the gauges. it will work if you remove your stock circuit board from inside the stock cluster and install the circuit board into the new cluster. it will be correctly callibrated too __________________ ModdedAutos 1999 Mustang V6 I used to list my mods here but stopped when I exceeded 255 characters.

December 13th, 2006, 02:09 AM	#16
bigpopaz99 Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 36 iTrader: 0 reviews	yup 99 i could swap the board out but my lcd display is broken thats part of the reason for the new one . the new one has pretty close mileage as the old one any other ideas thanks

December 13th, 2006, 02:14 AM	#17
Onemanzu ¡ʇsnq ɹo uʍop ǝpısdn Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Looking for free hand jobs in poland springs nebraska... silly gooses Posts: 12,514 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	... well hook it up to a gerbile wheel and have it run a few hundred miles on it... that way they match up __________________ My Foz

December 13th, 2006, 02:19 AM	#18
bigpopaz99 Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 36 iTrader: 0 reviews	well i guess its good that i have a friend that lives across the alley from the dealer ill have to go over their install it then have one of the dealer goons cross the alley and check it out

December 13th, 2006, 11:03 AM	#19
AtlanticBlue99 I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1999 Ford Mustang V6 14.79 @ 92.15 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: University of Georgia Posts: 8,859 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	you will need the stock circuit board unless you can use dealer software and get into the computer __________________ ModdedAutos 1999 Mustang V6 I used to list my mods here but stopped when I exceeded 255 characters.

December 13th, 2006, 12:58 PM	#20
bigpopaz99 Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 36 iTrader: 0 reviews	i guess the dealer gotta reflash the theft system man their crayzee $87 bucks per hr

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