Anyone have this problem with their gauges?
12-12-2005, 11:05 PM
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Anyone have this problem with their gauges? Not sure if I should post this in here but a lot of people have dealt with troubleshooting gauges, so here goes. Since I got my new motor installed, when I start the car, all the gauges do the full sweep like the corvettes. Cool, huh? Well, it would be if the trip odometer didn't reset each time. My radio stations/clock aren't reset though, so I don't think it's an issue with the battery (brand new). Anyone ever had this problem?
12-13-2005, 08:31 PM
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I have the same problem with mine. Not sure why it is doing it or what caused it. It didn't start happening until a few months after I installed a white guage face. I would love to know what is causing it and how to fix it.
12-13-2005, 11:43 PM
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When my AC Delco battery started dying it would do the full sweep and reset the trip gauge. I got rid of that battery and put in an Optima and it fixed the problem. It is either caused by a dead or low battery, or a loose gauge cluster. I'd charge the battery first, even if it isnt dead or low, just to see if it goes away.
12-13-2005, 11:54 PM
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I had an Optima and it died b/c my car was just sitting for months on end while it was being worked on. Now I have a brand new battery, it shouldn't be doing this to me. When I start the car it turns over almost without effort and I pull a great charge when running. I'll try charging it I suppose (if it takes a charge) or I'll see what's up with the cluster. I did just have some gauges installed into a pod, but not sure how those would affect the cluster.
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12-14-2005, 12:59 AM
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I don't think the radio will reset even when you disconnect the battery. I would check for a bad connection, like a corroded cable. A good charge on the gauge when the car is running doesn't mean the battery is charged, but that the alternator is working good.
12-14-2005, 10:40 AM
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A good charge on the gauge when the car is running doesn't mean the battery is charged, but that the alternator is working good.
12-14-2005, 10:41 AM
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Mine just did this the other day. Hadn't started the car for a couple of weeks. It was cold out (Texas cold not Canada cold) The gauges did the sweep and the trip od. went to zero. Never happened in 5 1/2 years. Battery is a couple years old. Figuired it was just cold??
12-14-2005, 01:04 PM
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same thing has been happening to me in the cold MN/WI weather. Has happend 3 times now...not every time but sometimes. I have found that this seems to only be a problem on the 99 model cars.
12-14-2005, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by BLk01SS
do any of you have a tach in your car? I just wonder if its from it. My hugger car does that sometimes
12-14-2005, 02:21 PM
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Cold weather and 98/99's will cause the guages to do exactly what you are saying. (I got my charging system checked, ended up getting new battery, and nothing doing, same problem.)
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12-25-2005, 01:37 PM
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here you go your answer is in here
https://ls1tech.com/forums/wiring-stereo-electronics/422568-gauges-question.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/wiring-stereo-electronics/422568-gauges-question.html
