i messed up!
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i messed up! 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.
also i did search but didnt find and clear cut advice.
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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.
Last edited by taram118; Mar 18, 2009 at 07:00 PM.
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.
They should read just fine. You just put in a different overlay, right? Why would they read incorrectly? They're all electrically activated.
Last edited by LS6427; Mar 17, 2009 at 10:09 PM.
stick a voltmeter on ur alt while at idle to get voltage... ur screwed for your oil gauge.
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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?
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.
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.
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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.
