Stupid Q dejour | After Market Gauges

[livinginthepast]

Dead dual gauge (temp. gauge will not work). While I send this out, can I just buy any cheapo after market gauge at my local Napa for a functional plug and play? Are the senders all pretty standard?

Thanks!

 

[racingenglishcars]

For temperature, yes chevy stuff fits, but not a dual gauge.

 

[JPSmit]

just to confirm the obvious - but you did check the gauge with boiling water? I thought mine was broken but the glass was binding the needle

I know a number of folk who have replaced the bulb themselves, I haven't but it seems easy

 

[bill_young]

If you have the old sending unit out check the threads of the jamb nut and compare them to the threads on the jamb nut of the aftermarket gauge. There's a good chance that those will match. It't the adaptor threads that are usually different. You'll have to use a mechanical gague, the electric sending units will definitely not have the correct threads to match.

 

[livinginthepast]

Yep, checked using boiling water. I removed gauge from dash and checked - the needle doesn't *appear* to be binding.

thanks!

 

[livinginthepast]

Thanks for the tips, everyone!