Basic question: Do the temp/oil guages us constant voltage regulation or not?
Background: 30 years ago I converted my standard dash to a tach/guage cluster dash. I traced all of the wires, made as few splices as I could and moved the pins to the smaller connector used on the non-standard cluster.
Never had much of a problem. I haven't driven the car much. When I went to get it a while ago the gas gauge wasn't working. It was, but read just above empty no matter what. I drove it a little bit like this, maybe a couple of hundred miles.
I took the primary insterment cluster out. upgraded to LED lights. When I put it back in the gas gauge still reads just above E (it moves into that position with the ignition on) but the oil and temp gauges are not moving at all. I tried grounding one at the sender and no luck.
I am digging into it all and have wiring diagrams and notes. I always thought the guages were fed from the constant voltage regulator but now I am not so sure.
I am pretty good at reading electrical diagrams but, of course, I am handicapped by the fact I moved/spiced wires.
Thanks guys
I have dug into a little more and I believe they are voltage regulated.
Background: 30 years ago I converted my standard dash to a tach/guage cluster dash. I traced all of the wires, made as few splices as I could and moved the pins to the smaller connector used on the non-standard cluster.
Never had much of a problem. I haven't driven the car much. When I went to get it a while ago the gas gauge wasn't working. It was, but read just above empty no matter what. I drove it a little bit like this, maybe a couple of hundred miles.
I took the primary insterment cluster out. upgraded to LED lights. When I put it back in the gas gauge still reads just above E (it moves into that position with the ignition on) but the oil and temp gauges are not moving at all. I tried grounding one at the sender and no luck.
I am digging into it all and have wiring diagrams and notes. I always thought the guages were fed from the constant voltage regulator but now I am not so sure.
I am pretty good at reading electrical diagrams but, of course, I am handicapped by the fact I moved/spiced wires.
Thanks guys
I have dug into a little more and I believe they are voltage regulated.
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