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Old 02-22-2007   #1 (permalink)
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i have a 89 mustang gt and my oil,temp,gas,and battery gauges dont work i checked the fuses and they appear to be good...i used a tester....my battery gauge will go up little by little as i drive.....can anybody please help i have tried to fix this but ran out of things it could be
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Sounds like a bad ground. It could bea nywhere in the wiring that leads to the gauges. First I would take it out and visually inspect as many wires as you can get to. Then if the problem is not found, get a replacement set of gauges from the salvage yard, and try it. If those 2 things don't work, then your looking at a very time consuming job of tracing all the wires down. That's really about all you can do. I suppose it could be the pcm, but I seriously doubt that. Good Luck.
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Might be an open Instrument Panel Voltage Regulator. If you remove the cluster, the IPVR should be right behind the fuel gauge (it was on my '82 GT). It's a metal rectangular thing a little over an inch long. The Printed Circuit Board uses snap connectors to connect to it. Be careful to not tear the PCB when disconnecting it. Check it for continuity.
I think the parts stores carry them.
Usually, you'll notice the Fuel, Oil, and Temp gauges pegging out, when it starts to fail.
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thanx guys for your help is this very exspensive to fix or not cause i'm not very good mechanically i screw around with things but this sounds like something i would rather have a mechanic look at....any idea how much this would cost
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thanx guys for your help is this very exspensive to fix or not cause i'm not very good mechanically i screw around with things but this sounds like something i would rather have a mechanic look at....any idea how much this would cost
No, but I'd find someone who specializes in Mustangs. The IPVR shouldn't be more than $20, and I can't imagine the labor being too bad.
Did the gauges just stop working on you? Or did they never work?
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i'm pretty sure they were never working....but my battery gauge once in awhile works....i thought it was a fuse cause my horn dont work either...
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