Hello Toyota Van community, I have posted before on separate issues but didn't get any bites so I have been trying as much as possible not to fill up the forum with my questions but I am at a loss for ideas on this.

I have an 1984 Toyota Van LE 2WD
I have been studying the wiring diagram for the 87' because that is all I was able to find available online.

Since I purchased the Van the Illumination never worked.

However recently my Temperature Gauge, Tachometer, Oil Pressure Gauge, and Fuel Gauge all stopped working at the same time. I checked the GAUGE fuse and it was blown, so I a new one in and it didn't fix anything, the new fuse blew immediately. In the mean time I have been driving around without much time to work on it.

Today I removed the dash and am in the process of looking for the problem. I know nothing about electrical but I am beginning to understand a bit on the basics. I purchased a multimeter.

As far as troubleshooting and diagnosing the issue where should I start first?

In previous threads I read something about checking all the ground points first.

Also the digital clock also stopped working right before the gauge fuse blew.