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   Den to Den   
   Re: Fuel gauge and Temperture gauge dead   
   11 Apr 13 14:56:30   
   
   From: imola23@msn.com   
      
   On Wednesday, April 10, 2013 9:21:59 PM UTC-4, Den wrote:   
   > 1987 Toyota PU 2WD carburetted. The day before both were fine. The next   
   morning the needles in both don't move. All other lights, signals, horn etc   
   work fine. Checked all the fuses behind the panel next to the brake pedal, all   
   fuses under the hood and    
   even checked behind the glove box but those seemed to be for the AC and   
   Heater. Anybody with any ideas/tips? If I have too I am prepared to start   
   digging under the dash for loose/frayed wiring but I need to know where to   
   look to find the correct wires.   
      
      
   Here is an update. I searched other Toyota truck forums last night and found a   
   post on one where a fellow had the same problem as me and he found a solution.   
   He removed the gauge cluster from the dash so he could access the rear of the   
   cluster. He found    
   a couple of the screws that hold the circuit board down and hold the Temp and   
   Fuel gauges also provide a ground point. He found these screws loose. After he   
   tightened them everything came back to life.    
      
   So, this afternoon, I tried the same thing. But none of the screws on my PCB   
   were loose. So I loosened them and re-tightened them all just the same. I   
   re-assembled everything and found that my gauges worked again. I'm leaving   
   well enough alone.    
      
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