I'll keep that in mind. I gave the binnacle the Fonz trick last night and it work! Also, my antenna suddenly went up and the radio turned on and started playing Happy Days..... I don't know where I've been that I haven't heard of (or had) a stuck needle before... but now I know. Thanks for the help, all. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Lucas" <lucas@xxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 10:03 AM Subject: [DML] Re: temp gauge not responding > Be careful here. > > I once used this technique to unstick the needle on my fuel gauge. It > worked, but it also > got me the first little crack in my previously pristine binnacle. > > --pete lucas > vin #06703 >