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Old 03-21-2007, 03:52 PM
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I have an '81 that is having gauge problems and I'm going to replace the stock ones with Autometer gauges. Does anyone have a link to a wiring diagram of the 12-pin connector that plugs into the back of the gauge cluster? Thanks.
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The Assembly Manual has the wiring diagram you are after. Someone might be able to scan the page and post it for you. I do not have the manual where I am at right now.
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Maybe this will help.

http://earchitect.50megs.com/corvette/gauge.htm
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Thanks for the link but I couldn't get the instruction download to work. I am going to install the Ultra Lite gauges and really could use a diagram of that 12-pin connector.

FWIW...this site has been extremely informative. I'm no stranger to Corvettes as I own 2 1981s now. One is a drag car and my current project is going to be a daily cruiser.

Here's a link to my '81 race car:

http://www.putfile.com/nobody2
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Anybody??
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Here you go. Image sux because my book sux.

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Hey man, I literally just wired mine up tonight....(mine's a 79)....I used autometer designer black series gauges.....went with the same kind of gauges (oil press, water, volts, clock, fuel)

I figured the wires are almost 30 years old....so I went ahead and ran new wires for all of them....it took a little longer, but atleast I don't have to worry about them...(my engine compartment has also been caught on fire at one time too).....the only one I didn't run a new sender to was the fuel level....I ran out of wire at 11:30pm...so I just tapped into the stock....thank God that wire has never been on fire....atleast that i can tell....

just an idea....enjoy them and get some pics up when you're done!


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Originally Posted by Duke94
old thread -looks like this link went dead - here's an archived version https://web.archive.org/web/20070526...ette/gauge.htm

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