... or is it just me??

Started my truck up an let it warm up for like 5 minutes and the tranny temp guage was just about to where it is after normal driving...

Oil pressure guage NEVER moves no matter what temp the engine is or RPM it running at....

I really don't want to put aftermarked guages in... sort of defeats the purpose of having them in the dash...

 

The guages on most ford vehicles are just idiot lights with needles. My tranny temp guage on my dash is in the mid position before my actual guage even gets off 100*. The oil pressure guage is just an on/off switch once it gets over like 10psi it goes to the mid point. Sorry but if you want to know what real life situations are you need to add some real guages. Sucks huh!!

 

Anyone know where the sending units are for the Temperature, Oil Pressure, and Transmission temperature are...??

 

Sad to say, Chevy boys are the only ones out there with REAL guages. A very well informed source (in disbelief himself) mentioned this to me.

 

Yeah I know how you feel. I was almost sick to my stomach when I got in my wifes brand new Tahoe and it had real fluctuating functioning guages.

 

Yes, I remember reading here some where that the tranny temp gauge will sit in the middle as long as the real temp is between 90 and 210, I think. The engine temp gauge has similar behavior. Done to eliminate frivolous warranty work... pretty pathetic, IMO.

 

I am coming from a GMC, so I could tell is of possible issues almost right away... Transmission heating up, lower oil pressure than normal, higher than normal engine temperatures... The way these things work there are useless...

 

me likey gauges. the voltmeter is a dream come true.

 

Pathetic for who?

That Ford needs to to it? Or that owners can be so flaky about understanding a real guage?

 

holy gauge overload.. hahaah..

when do u have time to watch the road..

i think Airplanes have less gauges..

p.s i luv those pillar gauges thou..

 

They're "Idiot Gauges". It's pathetic that Ford would treat its customers like idiots. Yes, some percentage of your customers are bound to be flaky, but to treat all your customers like they are incompetent is a mistake. If they want them to work like warning lights, then they could have done a couple things, such as 1. don't even bother with the gauges, just use warning lights, or 2. use warning lights in conjunction with gauges, so you get a real reading *and* a indication when reading are in the danger zone.

But to advertise gauges that aren't really gauges is a slap in the face, and downright insulting IMO. What would you think if you found out the turbo on your turbo diesel was just an empty shell because a real turbo made noises that some flaky owners complained about? Or your five speed transmission was really only a four speed because some flaky owners thought the transmission was shifting too much?

If they call them "gauges" they should work like gauges, IMO...

 

I do miss that about my Silverado.
I even have a '77 C-10 with full mechanical guages...

why is it so impossible for Ford to use guages that actually tell you something?

 

Well stated and I agree...

 

[quote=NewEnglandHerdsman;6950374]Or your five speed transmission was really only a four speed because some flaky owners thought the transmission was shifting too much?
quote]

The TS tranny is really a 6spd that only uses 5 speeds..........guess your really really pissed now.

The gauge thing is what it is. I wish the gauges were better but not much I can do about it, but add aftermarket gauges. For $160 I got a Scangauge 2 which tells me a bit, but I still would like at least an Oil Pressure gauge on my truck......in due time.

 

I'll have to get a night time pic.

I didn't realize I had nothing to monitor my batteries until I wanted to compare the after market gauge to the actual reading. Then it hit me. None of the stock gauges/idiot lights are for the batteries.

I have had past plow trucks go down from bad alternators that I'm sure could have been detected before the snow season with a proper gauge.

There are billet caps for fuel pressure and oil pressure and/or temp sensors. Water and trans temps have easily accessible ports to put the sensors. EGT and turbo require minor drilling. Time for wiring and you can monitor volts, EGT, tubro, coolant temp, oil temp, fuel pressure, trans temp and rear diff temp. No more not knowing.