Hey !
Bought my first Car.. Honda Accord CB7 and I've been having problems with the cluster.
First off I found that the RPM meter cable was off.. then when I started the car to test it it would bounce up to 2 and then stay there.. and wouldn't move again even if I rev my engine.

Then recently after cleaning my throttle body I went to turn on the car but forgot that the positive terminal on my battery was off and I swing to turn it on like 4 times then I remembered it was off.
After that everything got worst.
My gas meter read full.. it's suppose to be half cause that's how it was all the time
The RPM stayed at 2, nothing changed there..
and now the Speedometer bounces at 20 then goes down to 10 and stays there and sometimes moves up and down when I rev my engine...
I've checked the thermastat wire which is clean and I've checked my fuses under my steering wheel.. which are also good..

Can someone help me with this problem? It's been bugging me and I really want to get my car up and running perfectly.
it's my first ever car so everything is bothering me alot lol

Thanks for reading !

 

Verify the wire harness to the dash cluster is properly attached.
When the cluster is off, look at the backside of the fuel gauge and verify the wiring is not broken. If it is the gauge will always read FULL. If you removed the fuel gauge and reinstalled it then you probably broke the wire to it, fairly common problem.

Not sure if the CB has it, but on CD Accords by the fuse box is a single wire with a large rubber connector on it, this is a tach signal wire. With an appropriate meter or an aftermarket tachometer, you can attach the signal wire to it and verify the signal from the distributor is correct. If so then there is an issue with the wiring to the tach or the Tach itself.

Always take the NEGATIVE cable off first when disconnecting the battery, and attach it last when reconnecting.

Check that the wiring to the VSS is not damaged or corroded.

 

Thank you for replying !
I will check the Cluster and see what could be the problem with the wiring...
But it used to work fine other than the RPM meter wasn't reading, everything else was fine until I did what I said.. was swinging the key when the positive terminal from the battery was off.

I never touched the fuel sensor or anything like that .. I just plugged back in the RPM meter back on and that was it.

I'll report back with what happens when I check the cluster wires and the fuses.
Again .
Thanks again

 

I'm having a very similar issue after replacing some dash bulbs, no spedo tach fuel or temp now, you end up figuring this out?