73 Swinger put instrument cluster in, now no power???

[73SlantSwinger]

73 swinger, got a used cluster off of a member here, put it in, now no power at all??? hooked everything up like it was before, cluster came off of a 73 Duster, looked identical, checked a few of the but didnt test with an ohmmeter.....any ideas? I'm stumped

 

[d55dave]

The heavy gauge red and black wires that join to the 2 studs on the back of the cluster - they are for the ammeter circuit, and the power for everything in the car goes through them. Did you hook them back up? They are a source of problems for these cars, both at the instrument cluster, in the ammeter, and especially at the bulkhead firewall connector.

 

[Prine]

Did you do the removal and reinstallation with the battery connected?

I bet you blew a fuse or two.

 

[73SlantSwinger]

Ended up being the cluster. Bought a used cluster off of a member here and after a day of troubleshooting and playing with this thing, it ended up being bad, none of the guages worked. The only thing I could get to come on was the e-brake/oil light after taping the alt wires together (alt guage did not work obviously) So I switched my guages out and used the bezel I was sent......