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KLB41854 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:43 am

Ground wire from engine block to VDO panel. New ground that CDI installed on panel mother board.

ric · **Posted:** Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:48 am

KLB41854 wrote:

Ground wire from engine block to VDO panel. New ground that CDI installed on panel mother board.

I would also add a leg of that wire from the engine block to the battery negative. Boats unlike cars do not have a common ground (the car's body). The only ground is the battery's negative terminal.

KLB41854 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 26, 2015 2:44 pm

This wire is attached to the same engine block stud as the batt. ground is attached to. Can't get any better ground then that. Should have VDO panel back next week. I hope the hell it works. Have not read any posts where CDI repaired panel and still did not work. They did say they replaced a capacitor on the mother board and added new ground soldered right to board.

deafwish · **Posted:** Tue Jan 27, 2015 2:20 am

Had a local Gauge Repairer fix my Faria setup, by fitting a new tach' mechanism and replacing a blown capacitor.
AU$220 and I'm back in action!

KLB41854 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:11 pm

Got dash back today from CDI for the second time. Ground wire soldered back on. Will install tomorrow. It better work!!!

KLB41854 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 03, 2015 2:11 pm

Installed VDO today. Works perfect. Before I had it repaired and it worked from time to time, the LCD screen never worked. Just flashed PROG or showed clock that you could not set. Now everything works. Hour meter, water temp, hours etc. I'm one Happy Boater.. CDI did a great job!!!

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