Posted By: 1964wagonmaster
Instrument cluster problem -'64 Dodge - 08/26/13 12:49 AM
Hi all,
A couple of weeks ago I was on my way to Sunday dinner in the '64 Dodge 440 station wagon. Suddenly all the gauges pegged high. Figured I had a faulty limiter, so replaced it. But not before the temp gauge apparently fried on my way home from dinner. It no longer works at all, and the fuel & temp gauges read lower than actual, and also wiggle. The ammeter shows a constant discharge when everything is shut off (even with battery disconnected). It never did that before this issue; just stayed dead center with the key off. The service manual does not make any mention of what appears to be a condenser linked to the limiter. Does anyone know if this could be the problem? Also, will a fried temp gauge cause the others not to register properly? The 1964 Dodge factory service manual is quite deficient in addressing these matters, so I hope someone out there has been through this.
Thanks, and God bless.
Ron
A couple of weeks ago I was on my way to Sunday dinner in the '64 Dodge 440 station wagon. Suddenly all the gauges pegged high. Figured I had a faulty limiter, so replaced it. But not before the temp gauge apparently fried on my way home from dinner. It no longer works at all, and the fuel & temp gauges read lower than actual, and also wiggle. The ammeter shows a constant discharge when everything is shut off (even with battery disconnected). It never did that before this issue; just stayed dead center with the key off. The service manual does not make any mention of what appears to be a condenser linked to the limiter. Does anyone know if this could be the problem? Also, will a fried temp gauge cause the others not to register properly? The 1964 Dodge factory service manual is quite deficient in addressing these matters, so I hope someone out there has been through this.
Thanks, and God bless.
Ron