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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 03:47 PM
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Need help with gauges..

Alright, when i bought my car it had a high reading for oil press. im new to rotary is my car going to blow up with the oil press. over 60psi and reads all the way to the top.

Also i was taking the "glow" gauge faces off that came with the car and now my tach and my fuel gauge don't work. I didn't do any work with the fuel pump or anything and my tach stays at 1000 rpm's and barely moves, only about 100rpms while im driving.


I'm so confused, the gauge cluster is connected in the back i made sure of it.

Your help would be amazing and well appreciated!!!

Thanks, Dan
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 04:02 PM
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Probably a bad oil pressure sender or gauge. Consult the factory service manual (see FAQ) for tests.

For your gauges, double check that the connectors are on all of the way. They can be very stiff.
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 07:20 PM
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Sounds like the needles got tweaked when you removed the gauge faces...you didn't remove the needles did you?
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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 03:07 AM
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All wires and connectors are all together and tight!!
And the needles weren't removed during the gauge swap.
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Old Sep 1, 2009 | 12:14 PM
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and now its not running at all... when i bought the car it had a slightly rough idle, and the other day i tried to go somewhere and it hardly idled at all back firing like it had popcorn in it. I waited a little keeping it running and the idle settled down and tried to leave the driveway.. does fine, and as i head down my street it randomly *** stalls. and trying to restart it, it slowly turns over a bit then stops and the alarm starts chirping.. I'm about to go check for spark or fuel in a bit. Any of your help or advice would be greatly appreciated!!!
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Old Sep 7, 2009 | 04:09 AM
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still no fuel gauge or tach.
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