Temp Gauge!
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Temp Gauge!
I am new to the site, and was wondering if someone could help me in trouble shooting my temp gauge. I have a 1997 f350. I brought the truck a year ago and i have still not fix this problem. I install a new temp gauge and nothing changed. When ever the truck is running it reads cold and doesnt budge. Ive read that the gauge can be broken its self but during a few hot times over the summer. The gauge began to rise slower, never reaching normal tempature. A few times i messed with the heat and the gauge would shoot over the normal temp. The truck seems to run at a good temp sometimes hot though. The tube on top of the radiator is hotter than the bottom also. Thank you for you time
Fleet Owner
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From: Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Yes or more accurately the motor driving the gauge needle.
FWIW I had a '97 E250 with this same issue, the gauge eventually failing and no longer registering anything at all. A new cluster courtesy eBay fixed the issue.
I've been and am now in the process of dissecting and re-setting the mileage in a cluster with the pre-digital counter. Replacing just that gauge movement is possible I suppose but it does require a bit of knowledge and skill soldering electronic components.
FWIW I had a '97 E250 with this same issue, the gauge eventually failing and no longer registering anything at all. A new cluster courtesy eBay fixed the issue.
I've been and am now in the process of dissecting and re-setting the mileage in a cluster with the pre-digital counter. Replacing just that gauge movement is possible I suppose but it does require a bit of knowledge and skill soldering electronic components.
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