Re: Gauge Problem on 1963 Dodge

On Aug 2, 2017, at 11:47 PM, Jim Jablonski <groovinjim@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Does the limiter control the dash lights, too? Mine went out shortly after I installed an MSD and I'm thinking I back surged the harness somehow and smoked the limiter.

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On Thursday, August 3, 2017, 6:53 AM, Bill Watson <chrycoman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Sounds like the voltage limiter. Most cars do not have an oil gauge but a light instead. The version with the light does not need a voltage limiter, but the gauge does. The one limiter controls the voltage to all three gauges.

Bill
Vancouver, BC

On 2 August 2017 at 20:39,  <62-65-mail-list-club@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi all,

A Mopar fan I know through the 'net sent the following email (below) asking for tips. Any suggestions for him?

Thanks,
Gary H.

> -------Original Message-------
>> The gauges on my 1963 Dodge Custom 880 suddenly began to
> >  peg out. I first noticed it a month or so ago after I changed to
> >  non-ethanol gas, but I doubt that would have anything to do with
> >  it???? My shop manual suggests the voltage limiter is the prime
> >  suspect if both the temp and fuel gauges are not functioning properly.
> >  (On my car, the voltage limiter is supposedly built into the back of
> >  the fuel gauge.) But even the oil gauge pegs out. Any ideas on what
> >  may have caused this, what to check, and/or remedies?

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