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Offline southdakota85chevy

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2 gauges quit working
« on: August 27, 2010, 09:18:44 pm »
both my gas gauge and my temp gauge are now suddenly reading too high, from what ive heard it could b caused by the voltage regulater in my alternater, but my voltmeter seems to b ok and it charges fine, guess im not sure what to think

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Re: 2 gauges quit working
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2010, 09:29:42 pm »
Have your alternator tested, many auto parts stores have the ability.

Then check your dash grounds as well as the printed circuit board on the cluster.
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Re: 2 gauges quit working
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2010, 09:32:31 pm »
If they both started acting up at the same time I would start at the cluster and clean your connections at the printed circuit.
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Re: 2 gauges quit working
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2010, 12:21:13 pm »
alternator tested out fine, geting frustrated, were are the dash grounds located?

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Re: 2 gauges quit working
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2010, 12:26:38 pm »
If I were a betting man you are going to find a burnt spot on your printed circuit board on the back of your instrument cluster.  I had mine go out, a quick trip to the pick-n-pull and $35 lighter in the back pocket I got a nice one that had a quartz clock. 
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Re: 2 gauges quit working
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2010, 10:10:48 pm »
As you've heard us say - CHECK THE PRINTED CIRCUIT
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Re: 2 gauges quit working
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2010, 12:32:05 am »
the printed circuit has a ground and everything else it should be the problem as vile keeps saying lol
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Re: 2 gauges quit working
« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2010, 08:50:15 pm »
well printed circuit seems to b fine, cant find any problems there..., think im guna hav to break down and take it in to someone who can do a ltl more testing than i can, frustrating

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Re: 2 gauges quit working
« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2010, 03:27:25 am »
make sure your ground on the circut board is good use a ohms tester and test the plug ground then plug it in and test the gnd on the board make sure they both read good
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