[DML] Re: temp gauge not responding

[Peter Lucas <lucas@xxxx>]

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

At 4:59 AM +0000 11/7/01, David Swingle wrote:
> This is going to sound strange, but believe me it works. I hate to 
> do it in public.
>
> 1 - Start the car
>
> 2 - Slap the side of the binnacle next to the guage. Hard. Maybe a
> couple of times. This will unstick the needle.
>
> Not an unusual problem. I've been chasing this one for years, the only
> reasonable solution I picked up was to put a roll pin thru the face
> at the bottom of the guage range to stop the needle. I got this
> suggestion from one of the major suppliers. I haven't done it yet though.
>
> Dave
>
> --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "K Creason" <dmc4687@xxxx> wrote:
> > My temp gauge suddenly died this afternoon. It points straight down
> and
> doesn't quiver.