Yes Jim,
There is a mechanical voltage regulator in the temp
gauge. Sometimes it gets stuck, resulting in a high voltage (12v instead of 5.7
V) that will barbecue all your gauges :)
I have replaced my regulator for a solid state
(electronic) one, and the results are great. But that again will aks some
electronic skills from you.
I think you would be happy and safe when you buy
yourself an electronic replacement voltage regulator at NAPA.
Just tell them what you are looking for and they
will give you the right part.
I think you might even find it in their online
catalog.
Good luck,
Robert
1960 Crown 4 door HT
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 8:18
AM
Subject: IML: Panelescent pt. 2
Hi again,
I should have done this before I did my previous
posting but I did look on our website and found the price list for JC Auto
which quotes $75 for a rebuilt power pack w/exchange. That was all I could
find as far as prices and that doesn't sound "outrageous". Any thoughts
on this would be appreciated.
Working on this car again after all these years
has been quite a trip down memory lane. One memory that popped up this
evening was that occasionally all the gauges except the Amp gauge would
occasionally slowly peg then return to normal. When it did it one time,
I smelled smoke and I took it to the local Imp dealer (this is about 72 or 73)
and they replaced one of the gauges; which one I don't remember. This
didn't fix the problem but it happened rarely and there was never the "smoke"
problem AND all the gauges functioned normally when their little "fit" was
over. Any thoughts on what is causing this? I know there is
supposed to be some kind of voltage limiter attached to one of the gauges, but
that's the extent of my knowledge.
Thanks in advance -
Jim L. in
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