1995 Honda Prelude Dash display

LIVESTRONGROADIE

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1995 HONDA PRELUDE
4 CYL
FWD
MANUAL
157,000 MILES

I have a 95 prelude SI and for some reason, after jumping it one day a thick gray smoke came from the dash for a few seconds and ever since, the gas and temperature gages(which are fully digital) stopped turning on. I checked the fuses and they are all fine. What could be the problem since everything else on the dash works?

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KHLOW2008

MECHANIC
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Hi livestrongroadie,

During jump starting when there is a power surge, electronic components or printed circuits can get damaged. Seems the circuit for the 2 gauges mentioned have been affected and most likely the printed circuit has been shorted open.

As the components of the dash are working, that would rule out a power supply fault. You would need to remove the meter cluster to check the printed circuits.