Re: Fuel gauge repair?

[Jim Altemose <jaltemoose@xxxxxxxxx>]

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I'm pretty limber and got myself tucked up under there pretty tight
and couldn't see or reach a damn thing.  You'd have to be about as
flexible as "Bubbles" McCall down at Eddie's Pink Parlor.  Guess I'll
be pulling the cluster.

- Jim
Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY
'63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge)
'63 Polara 500 (383)
'65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge)
'71 Bronco


On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 10:13 PM, Donald Gallimore <dongallimore@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes, you can pull it out while still in the dash.  However, be aware there is a capacitor (?) that has a wire and with a spade end that slides in the same slot as one of the three spades on the voltage regulator. It was the one on the side, if memory serves me correctly. I had the cluster out a couple of weekends ago and saw it.
>
> Akron Don Gallimore
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Jim Altemose <jaltemoose@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Thu, April 15, 2010 12:17:25 PM
>> Subject: Re: Fuel gauge repair?
>>
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> Thanks Kevin.
>
> Can you get the regulator out from
>> underneath, or do you need to pull
> the cluster or dash?
>
> Once out, is
>> there a way to check it first to see if it's bad?
>
> Thanks for the link
>> Gary.
>
> - Jim
> Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY
> '63 Polara 500 (Max
>> Wedge)
> '63 Polara 500 (383)
> '65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge)
> '71
>> Bronco
>
> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Kevin Merkley <> ymailto="mailto:krmerkley@xxxxxxxxx";
>> href="mailto:krmerkley@xxxxxxxxx";>krmerkley@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> It sounds like the voltage regulator
>> in the back of the cluster is
>> either gone or broken.  Those two gauges
>> work on 5 volts and that
>> voltage is regulated by a small rectangular box
>> (1/2" x 1-1/2") plugged
>> into the back of the printed circuit
>> board.
>>
>> There are new electronic replacement regulators on ebay
>> for about $50
>> but check to see if you have one.  Perhaps there is
>> someone near you
>> that has a spare old one that you could
>> get.
>>
>> I may have one in my garage but I'm in Canada and it would
>> take a while
>> to get it to you.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>> K.
>> Jim Altemose wrote:
>>>
>>> Any tips on diagnosing a
>> faulty fuel and temperature gauge?
>>>
>>> I checked the
>> 1962to1965 tech site.  The first couple of articles are
>>> stale links
>> and don't work anymore:
>>> # Solid state update for a MoPar Instrument
>> Cluster Voltage Regulator
>>> # Diagnosing And Repairing Faulty
>> Instrument Gauges
>>>
>>> The others may help, but are more for
>> a 68.
>>>
>>> This is a 1963 Polara 500 with a 383.  My symptom
>> is that both the
>>> fuel and temperature gauges read 0; they never did
>> work so it's not
>>> the result of anything I did recently.  The voltage
>> gauge works fine
>>> and dash lights work fine.  It's a new sending unit
>> since I recently
>>> coated the gas tank inside.
>>>
>>>
>> I'm not real savvy electrically, but I have some basic knowledge and
>> a
>>> meter.
>>>
>>> As always, thanks for any
>> help.
>>>
>>> - Jim
>>> Jim Altemose, Long Island,
>> NY
>>> '63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge)
>>> '63 Polara 500
>> (383)
>>> '65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge)
>>> '71
>> Bronco
>>
>>
>>
>> Kevin R. Merkley
>> Thunder Bay,
>> Ontario
>> 64 Dodge 440 2dr HT (Cdn)
>> 64 Dodge Polara 500
>> Convertible (Cdn)
>>
>>
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- Jim
Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY
'63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge)
'63 Polara 500 (383)
'65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge)
'71 Bronco

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