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09-29-2009, 10:49 PM | #3 |
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Re: Need help with the gauges
It looks like your truck originally had dummy lights. Another similar-year panel with dummy lights should definitely work, but I'm not sure if factory gauges use the same harness.
Keep in mind also that when the senders for the aftermarket gauges were installed, the factory ones were most likely discarded. Most budget aftermarket gauges were manual gauges (oil pressure has a tube from the pressure point to the gauge- oil actually travels through this and in turn, manually applies pressure to the gauge. Temp gauge has a bulb that screws into the block with a capillary tube to the gauge, usually filled with mercury or a similar thermoconducing fluid). Factory gauges on your year of truck are most likely electrical (the senders convert the pressure/temp to an electrical signal and send it to the gauges through wires). Sorry for the short lesson, but I wanted you to understand that just a gauge panel swap was probably not going to get you where you wanted.
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1988 R2500 Crew Cab Immediate plans- get it running! Future plans- Rear disc swap & Hydroboost Dually conversion with shackle flip-n-switch 4x4 conversion with 52" springs Maybe some new body panels Who needs a car when they make crew cab trucks? |
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