Dash gauges getting funky?

[sparks57]

Has anyone here noticed that your dash gauges get funky over the years, ie: work funny?



I was told that OEM gauges tend to stop working as well over the years.



I'm wondering because there is the option to get oil pressure and water temp gauges, so I was wondering if it would be a good idea to back up the dash gauges since they might fail or start to read wrong?



Or are my dash gauges just fine?

 

[dpuckett]

Your dash gauges are just fine......

True, they CAN start to fade over time, but they should still be usable. My oil pressure gauge reads a little lower than the other Rams I've had, but it is fairly CONSISTENT- it goes up to the 2nd mark in the arc at idle, up to almost the 3rd at hwy speeds. I put a $7 O/P gauge on it, and it has 25psi @idle; 70 @WOT, bumping the governor. If you are that concerend about it, take the senders out, and clean them off, then pu them back in. Of course, you run the risk of breaking somehting so you may not want to.



Daniel

 

[sparks57]

That's what I was thinking... thanks!



What, no beer or sorority girls involved in this project?

 

[CGauthier]

Originally posted by CB_Parker





What, no beer or sorority girls involved in this project?

Thats it men we're pullin out, mission terminated; I repeat, mission terminated!

 

[sparks57]

 

[dpuckett]

Sorry, I thought that by now, Greek >>another disparaging comment here... eg: Chevy<<" and beer were a given on major and minor projects. Speaking of pulling out... ... .



Daniel

 

[sparks57]

I try! But the sorority girls around here a mega >>insert disparaging word here... eg: "Ford"<<.

 

[BushWakr - RIP]

Oooooooooo..... that's a 10RWHP moderator designated penalty..... and don't think I missed the other guy neither cause I didn't. .

You KNOW I gotta tweak that one don't you... .



Geezzz when you said Greeks, I thought you wuz talkin about nascar mark... the ole' goat herder his own self...



Pastor bob.

 

[sparks57]

Oh no... I got CENSORED!!!! This has got to be a violation of SOME amendment...







Just kidding Pastor!

 

[phillips5]

My heat guage has been bouncing like crazy for 5 years now on my old rusted out 90. The fuel guage has never worked but the low fuel light does so that saves me from walking. And the radio workes for 6 months, don't work for 2 years, work for 2 weeks , quit again and so on. If I let go of the fuel pedal for a second the heat guage will settle and I get a reading and then back into the fuel we go.