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Temperature gauge
« on: October 08, 2019, 07:42:02 PM »
My temperature gauge starts to go up when I turn on the parking lights or headlights.  I also don't have the gauge lights working.  My truck has been parked a couple of times, so I can't remember how things happened when they happened.  What would make the gauge lights affect the temperature gauge?  How do I isolate the gauge lights from the temperature signal?  Thank you!  Ohh...  It's on my '81 K20.
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Santa Cruz, NM
1972 C10 4x4 350 350TH NP205
1981 K20 355 NV4500 NP208 GM14SF GM10
2005 3500 Duramax Allison 5spd

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Re: Temperature gauge
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2019, 08:08:11 PM »
  • Make sure the headlamp switch knob is rotated all the way CCW just short of the interior light detent. 

  • Check the instrument lamps fuse.  Make sure it isn't blown and that the fuse contacts and its fuse box socket are completely clean and free of oxidation. 

  • Check the instrument cluster bulbs and make sure the bulb sockets are making good connections with the printed circuit board (PCB). 

  • Verify that the instrument cluster harness connections to the PCB are clean and free of oxidation (shiny).  Use a soft pencil eraser to polish the connections if needed, but be careful that you don't peel the fragile foil away from its plastic backing. 

  • Check and clean the cab interior ground connections to the ground bus bar located on or near the parking brake pedal assembly on the left kick panel. 

  • Verify that the ground strap between the engine compartment firewall and the back of the right cylinder head is installed and snugly attached to shiny clean metal.
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