Gauge reads 260 help!

[MDYLANP]

There's no temp sender in the side of the block. The sender for the gauge is in the driver's side head, between the #1 and #3 plugs.

Richard

That has to be the one I changed then. That's where it was haha. It's been a couple months. My mistake haha.

 

[98_k1500]

May have somehow moved the needle on the gauge if it seems to function correctly , and the needle is just pointed the wrong direction.

 

[MDYLANP]

May have somehow moved the needle on the gauge if it seems to function correctly , and the needle is just pointed the wrong direction.

See that's what I am leaning towards. Just not real sure. The only thing that makes me think otherwise is that it goes all the way back to zero when the engine is cool. It just quickly bypasses the normal 190-210 range on it's way up haha. Very quickly.

 

[98_k1500]

The temp gauge stepper motor in the cluster can be changed. Im not sure you can buy a new one, maybe find one out of a junk cluster?

 

[MDYLANP]

The temp gauge stepper motor in the cluster can be changed. Im not sure you can buy a new one, maybe find one out of a junk cluster?

So I'm assuming I would just be looking for a 95+ dash and just pull it apart first. But what about after that? Any kind of soldering or is the motor more just pull from the junk one and swap it directly?

 

[98_k1500]

Never swapped one in these trucks myself. I assume it is soldered in.

 

[thunderstruck]

Unless you find brand new stepper motors, I don't see any point in swapping motors from a junkyard cluster. Find an Escalade or police Tahoe in good condition and swap the entire cluster.


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[MDYLANP]

How does swapping clusters affect my odometer reading?

 

[df2x4]

You can swap out the odometers fairly easily IIRC.

Yup, here you go.

http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?22821-How-To-Install-130mph-Police-Cluster-Swap-Odometer-amp-Swap-Step-Motors