Temp gauge moving with tachometer

Rocket67 · 12-08-2004, 08:10 AM

I noticed a couple of mornings ago that my temp gauge is moving with my tachometer especially when the engine is cold. When I start the motor it goes a bit over mid-way. When I accelerate it pegs at the hot side and when the engine shifts it goes down with engine RPM. Once the engine heats up a bit it doesn't do it as bad but will still do it. If I put the truck in neutral it does the exact same thing. It sounds like the circuit board on the back of the gauge panel has a short but I don't know for sure and would hate to have that pulled out and replaced with only 300 miles on the truck.

Sammy Sandbag · 12-08-2004, 08:25 AM

Que? You sure you aren't looking at your engine oil pressure gauge? If not, then I'd say you definately have a problem.

Rocket67 · 12-08-2004, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by sammy sandbag

Que? You sure you aren't looking at your engine oil pressure gauge? If not, then I'd say you definately have a problem.

Oil pressure gauge? Uhhhh.....let me get back to you on that one.

MikeDeuce · 12-08-2004, 10:07 AM

Yeah it does sound like the oil pressure guage. Are you looking at the dial on the bottom of the right side of the cluster? Water temp is the one on top.

Oil pressure and engine idle are higher at startup/cold motor. And revving your motor will increase oil pressure.

Huey130 · 12-08-2004, 10:15 AM

Oil pressure gauge goes from L to H (low to high) while the temp gauges go from C to H (cold to hot).

Rocket67 · 12-08-2004, 10:52 AM

Thanks for your input and I can now consider myself a flipping idiot. Yeah, it was the L--H gauge on the bottom. I forgot this thing had an oil pressure gauge in it.

Oh well, looks like I need to be

But I will settle for a

after work!!

Huey130 · 12-08-2004, 11:07 AM

I was gonna make a post earlier about reading some of the other Titan boards and how "ours" seems to be more real world and not so full of "where do i put my blinker fluid" type questions.

Way to blow the curve Scott!!!

J/K!! Hahahahaha

Rocket67 · 12-08-2004, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Huey130

I was gonna make a post earlier about reading some of the other Titan boards and how "ours" seems to be more real world and not so full of "where do i put my blinker fluid" type questions.

Way to blow the curve Scott!!!

J/K!! Hahahahaha

...and I am not from OU or USC either. he he he, yeah I saw that post.