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73 Charger guage issue #2356435
08/19/17 09:01 AM
08/19/17 09:01 AM
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After 5 years of ownership I finally got my Charger road worthy. My friend brought it back from California and what appeared to be a rust free car was found to have severe rust under the vynal top. He decided that the car would be too much of a project to take on, so I bought it and installed a roof skin on it. I got the car to be used as a three season daily driver to keep some milage off my truck. While on its maiden voyage i noticed that the fuel,oil pressure, and temperature guages seem to fluctuate whe whole time I am driving the car. Anyone else ever have this problem with third generation b body guages? Anybody know a fix for this, any input would be appreciated. Thanks Pete

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Re: 73 Charger guage issue [Re: chargervert] #2356439
08/19/17 09:27 AM
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IVR or the ground to the instrument panel


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Re: 73 Charger guage issue [Re: Supercuda] #2356512
08/19/17 12:29 PM
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If it's the voltage limiter as supercuts suggests, I would replace it with a solid state one from RT engineering. If that thing goes bad as in stuck open it will fry the gauges.

Re: 73 Charger guage issue [Re: chargervert] #2356553
08/19/17 01:45 PM
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Doesn't the instrument panel ground through the dimmer switch on the floor?

Re: 73 Charger guage issue [Re: chargervert] #2356567
08/19/17 02:06 PM
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I don't think so. Most of the old Mopars ground the cluster with the screws holding it to the dash.

Re: 73 Charger guage issue [Re: Dave Hall] #2356579
08/19/17 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted By Dave Hall
Doesn't the instrument panel ground through the dimmer switch on the floor?


No


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Re: 73 Charger guage issue [Re: chargervert] #2356598
08/19/17 03:02 PM
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3rd gens ( standard and rallye clustets ) get a wired ground, aside the chassis fround


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Re: 73 Charger guage issue [Re: chargervert] #2356631
08/19/17 04:07 PM
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Cool, thanks guys!

Re: 73 Charger guage issue [Re: NachoRT74] #2356676
08/19/17 05:54 PM
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Do the third gens have a ground reinforcement like the 71s?







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