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Apr 15, 2009 | 01:58 PM

Chevy_Man_510

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temp gauge question

Sup everybody, while installing the white face overlays and t/a bezel on my 99 camaro. I accidentally popped off the temperature gauge... Does anybody know how i can fix this or know anyone who recalibrates them? Thanks.

Apr 15, 2009 | 06:12 PM

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Run the car and go for a drive until its up to temperature. Once done, you can stick the needle pointing at 12:00 on the dial and you should be set. (You should then be within 10 degrees either way if you don't have a modified cooling system.)

Apr 17, 2009 | 12:18 PM

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sweeetttt.... thanks for your help, i'll give this a try today...

Apr 17, 2009 | 02:19 PM

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If you wanted to be real accurate, you could scan it to get the exact temp and match it up on the cluster.

Apr 18, 2009 | 04:00 PM

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After its up to temperature should the car be on or off when i put the needle back on?

Apr 18, 2009 | 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Chevy_Man_510

After its up to temperature should the car be on or off when i put the needle back on?

On, otherwise the needle shaft will rotate back to the off position. When the car is on and the car is at a "normal" temperature, the needle should show straight up. (You'll notice that all gauges read that way - straight up when normal - but only temperature gauge is the only one that is usually dead-on.)