Eric, The metal cases the meters are made out of mounted to the plastic bezel with two very small pins or protrusions that are molded at factory. They will break very easy, if that happens the shaft that rotates the needle will bind and the meter won't read correct or move very easy. You can take a 6 volt battery or some kind of power supply up to about 14 volts and hook it up to the wires and watch the needle movement. This would then tell you if it's wires, ground or something else. Best would be to go straight to the meter. John Hervey << I have a strange problem- my temperature gauge is dead. To describe it best, the needle is in the 5 o'clock position. The needle jumps a bit when I turn the key from Off to On, but doesn't move as the car is running. This happened today after I did a few little jobs to the car. Here's the last few things I did to the car, maybe someone will see my mistake- 1) I removed the carpet that was blocking my driver-side floor vent and tucked it underneath the vent 2) I just fixed my speedometer, which consisted of replacing the wheel cap and oiling the cable 3) I checked my fluids (automatic transmission). I have a feeling I've jerked something loose under the dashboard trying to rearrange the carpet, but I wouldn't know where to begin. If anyone has any insight on this one, I'd be much appreciative. Thanks in advance! Eric Itzel Pigeon Forge, TN vin 4433 [ >>