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Old 08-25-2003, 07:00 AM
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My water temp gauge pegs out when i turn my headlights on in the 81', when I turn them off it goes right back to where it should be. Anybody had this problem?


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Old 08-25-2003, 07:37 AM
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Default Re: water temp gauge pegs out when I turn headlights on....... (Dalannex)

I had the same thing happen when I first got mine. It ended up to be a ground wire wasn't attached to the cluster plate. Check to see if the plate is grounded.
Old 08-25-2003, 01:47 PM
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Default Re: water temp gauge pegs out when I turn headlights on....... (redwingvette)

I had the same thing happen when I first got mine. It ended up to be a ground wire wasn't attached to the cluster plate. Check to see if the plate is grounded.
:iagree: I still have problem with some type of short, my temp guage is OK but my gas gauge dives when I turn the lights on, I can bang the bezel and make the backing lights come on then the gauge is fine, must have the ground wire loose like redwing says.
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Default Re: water temp gauge pegs out when I turn headlights on....... (Fevre)

I'll look into that, thanks guys.


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