very weird problem with guage cluster

98_stang_guy

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so the couple weekends ive been home in the past month or so ive been driving my car with no speedo/tach/water temp/oil pressure/fuel guage/volt meter. for the past year or so the guages would stop working and all i would have to do is play with one of the two bigger metal fuses in the interior fuse box to get them to work, but now the guages wont work no matter how i position the fuse. what is wrong with my car and how do i fix this problem???

 

Skymarshal

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Did wiggling the fuse definitely cause the gauges to start working again? Obviously, replace the fuse, and if that doesn't work, you might have a loose wire on the back of the fuse panel.

 

98_stang_guy

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Skymarshal said:

Did wiggling the fuse definitely cause the gauges to start working again? Obviously, replace the fuse, and if that doesn't work, you might have a loose wire on the back of the fuse panel.

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wiggling the fuse definately did cause them to work again...and i played with the wires behind the fuse box and that did nothing. if i hit the fuse panel, the guages will jump a little, but wont stay working

 

Skymarshal

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Sounds like the connectors that the fuse fits into are loose. I've had some luck with those by taking a small screwdriver and CAREFULLY prying against the side of the fuse block to crimp the connectors a little. You just need to get them to hold the fuse more tightly, and the gauges should work again.

 

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OxMox

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get some mach I guages & automaeter stuff. teh oxmox knows all!

 

98_stang_guy

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OxMox said:

get some mach I guages & automaeter stuff. teh oxmox knows all!

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i dont have a 99+

 

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OxMox

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they shud fit anyway

 

Lsredy2kstang

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OxMox said:

get some mach I guages & automaeter stuff. teh oxmox knows all!

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OxMox does not have a handle on basic english though does he?:Teh-Win:

 

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OxMox

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Lsredy2kstang said:

OxMox does not have a handle on basic english though does he?:Teh-Win:

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lmao! hukd on fhoniks werkd fer meh

 

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Engage47

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since its not a 99+ those Mach 1 gauges will help him diddly squat

 

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OxMox

turkeysammichesonhisface

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duct tape them to his dash it, shuld help

 

Engage47

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LOL heck if his interios grey itll match too

 

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OxMox

turkeysammichesonhisface

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if not, he could use electrical tape & and a magic marker

 

Engage47

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heck yeah i have electricle tape on my clustaer to cover up the check engine light beacause its cheeper than a 49$ sensor that tells the engine how hot the air going into it actually is.