JGra
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Apr 24, 2009
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I pruchaced a 1996 Sunbird tha had been sitting or about a year or so. The boat in good condition except for the gauges. Most of the gauges were not working and were kinda fogged and beat up. I bought all new gauges and all work except the tach (which was not noting on the old gauge). I tried running a new wire right off the terminal strip but it still does not work. I checked the voltage recitifier according to a test I read and all checked out except the following. With the rectifier disconnected and the black lead on the rectifier housing and the red on the yellow/gray wire and vice versa I have continity flow both ways on the yellow/gray wire (which is jumped to just a gray wire on the terminal strip. It appears its shorted to ground. From the test I read I should only get a reading one way and open the other. Is this correct? Is the rectifier bad? Am I even testing it correctly? Could use a little help, Thanks