1982 d150 gauge help

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01-11-2009 | 07:36 PM

1982dodgeram

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1982 d150 gauge help

hi i need some advice on what to do my 82 ram gas gauge is stuck on full aboat two month ago and now the speedomenter goes crazy after 55 mph . the truck was a back up until to day when my other truck trow a rod any advice on how to fix the gauge wood be grait. ps the is no lights in the dash that work and battery and temp gauge are working ..... thanks

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01-11-2009 | 11:18 PM

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it could be a stuck float on the sending unit in your gas tank or the guage went bad. my 85 ramcharger did the same thing with the speedo i just replaced the cable no problem. and the lights just try replacing the bulbs or check the fuse.

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01-12-2009 | 04:57 AM

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The speedo cable is probably either loose or is worn out and just need to be replaced like 66 said. I'd be willing to guess that the sending unit is bad in the gas tank and needs to be replaced. As far as the lights go, bulbs are probably burnt out like 66 mentioned.

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01-12-2009 | 08:05 AM

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What is the battery charge look like, just wondering if there was a short or something from the alternator causing the dash to go out?

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01-12-2009 | 09:00 AM

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Sounds to me like a short somewhere. Just for curiosity sake run a wire jumper from a known good 12 V source to the power in on your sending unit, if the gage works than you know you have a short somewhere that is either energizing circuits or stealing power from them.