center console

[JACK&COKE]

HI first time on this sight . I'am putting in a center console in my new 75 .Went to tech info for wiring issue .Have wire ends at shifter but it seems their is no power .check fuses don't know what else to look for help

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do you have the car running when your checking .. the lead going to the clock should be always hot .. the temp gauge and the volt/amp meter will be 0 when ca is not running .. volt 12 to 14.2 .. and the temp gauge will vary with temp of the engine provided you have the sensors still mounted and connected at the engine .. that would also be an area to check if the PO disconnected them ....

Steve

[JACK&COKE]

Yes check with key on running lighs on nothing.Here what I got two gray wire two brown wire one green/white one red/white one black one blue/whie

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

The gray wires get plugged into the black/blue wires for instrument illumination. They also carry the power for the engine compartment light and the rear license plate lights. It should get +12V when the parking lights or headlights are on.

Brown is always ground. Always, always, always--unless someone has been monkeying with the wiring.

Green/white is, I think, oil temp. Nope, that's green/black. The only green/white I see is in the engine bay, or running to the driver's side (I think) seat belt sensor. Oh, and there's another one going from the wiper switch to the wiper motor.

Red/white is always switched power, gets +12V when the key is on. It powers the instruments, among other things.

Blue/white I only see once (in the 74 wiring diagram). It goes from the flasher relay to the turn signal light in the tach.

How sure are you of these colors? Remember that they can fade or darken with age, heat, and exposure to petrochemicals. (This is mostly a problem in the engine bay though.) Are these wires that go to the connectors on top of the center tunnel?

Good pictures could help. Though we've just gone through this exercise this past week; check recent threads about wire colors for some pics and more discussion. That car was also a 75.

--DD

[JACK&COKE]

Will clean and check color again. Mybe you can help me with power check all wire not getting power to any of them

[JACK&COKE]

Ok so hear it is I have a gray wire black/blue,black,black/red,red/white,brown. So here what I think black/red hot all the time.red/white are hot with key on.gray is ground. dont know what brown or black/blue or green /black help

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Brown if its factory is GROUND all the time ...

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Black/blue should be hot when the lights are on. Parking lights or headlights. Gray gets plugged into the black/blue so that it also gets power when the lights are on.

Green/black is the oil temperature sender wire. The sender is a variable resistor, the "signal" is the amount of resistance from the wire to ground.

Check this recent thread on the same subject:
Few loose wires??

--DD