taram118

Hey guys. anyway i recently replaced my gauge overlay. and like a idiot i forgot to remember and mark where my needles were. so with that said everythings back on and in place and i know their off. so anyone have any ideas or advice? or am i just screwed? any information would help out tons. thanks

also i did search but didnt find and clear cut advice.

LS6427

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Find one of those side-of-the-road police radar signs and do your own calibrating so at least you know how fast you're really going.

taram118

i dont think my tach or speedo are off. more like my oil pressure and temp possibly volts as well. i mean my tach and speedo were all the way down anyway. or maybe im an idiot and their all off haha.

LS6427

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edit: oh, I see, you removed the needles. got it.


They should read just fine. You just put in a different overlay, right? Why would they read incorrectly? They're all electrically activated.

NeedaV8foundation

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stick a voltmeter on ur alt while at idle to get voltage... ur screwed for your oil gauge.

samson_420

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I did the same exact thing, a new cluster is the only way I could think of fixing this crap... So, I got a new cluster.

taram118

See thats what i thought too but it still looks off. maybe im just paranoid?

LS6427

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I have a guage cluster sitting right here in my room. I can tell you what they are reading right now. 98 cluster.

taram118

im so confused. i dont know if that'll help at all.

LS6427

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just a thought.

wht01ws6ta

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For the oil gauge can't you just turn the key on, the actual oil pressure should be "0" so then set it to "0"?? And for the voltage just measure it off your battery with a multimeter with the key on and then set it accordingly. Why wouldn't that work?

LS6427

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When I take my clusters in and out, I have two of them, when they are OUT of the car the speed is always reading around 140mph, oil always reads 40psi, gas gauge is always at a touch more than the 3/4 full mark and oil pressure is all the way to the left laying on the peg and my rpm's stay stuck at exactly 7,000.

When I put that cluster back in everything sets up properly. Speed and rpm go to zero, volts go up to wherever they need to be and fuel goes where it needs to be.

So why not install your cluster with the front clear plastic off, turn the key on, then put the needles back on.

taram118

yea ill try all that. just trying to get some ideas. but i plan on tinkering with it this weekend. i drove it today and the speedo is correct. the tach is off along with temp, oil, volts, and fuel. but ill mess with those.

crzytown69

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my overlay went over my guages

taram118

Well the ones i got did too, but i had to remove the needles.

Formula413

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Any OBDII scanner should allow you to verify everything except oil pressure and fuel level. Oil pressure=0 with engine off. Fill up your tank and put the fuel needle on F.

wht01ws6ta

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^^or above F....sounds like a plan