Ford Racing Boss gauge pod help
04-12-2015, 11:39 AM
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Ford Racing Boss gauge pod help
I did a search and didn't turn up anything so,
I have to replace the boost/vacuum gauge in my Boss gauge pod and figure out why my oil pressure gauge stopped lighting and doesn't read pressure now - I have all the screws and bolts out of the dam# thing, and still can't get it to separate. It is off the plate, but I can't find how to open it so I can get to the screws holding the gauge in the pod.
MRT didn't have the instructions, and there aren't any on the Ford Racing website either. Does anyone have the instructions, or know how to get this thing open?
I have to replace the boost/vacuum gauge in my Boss gauge pod and figure out why my oil pressure gauge stopped lighting and doesn't read pressure now - I have all the screws and bolts out of the dam# thing, and still can't get it to separate. It is off the plate, but I can't find how to open it so I can get to the screws holding the gauge in the pod.
MRT didn't have the instructions, and there aren't any on the Ford Racing website either. Does anyone have the instructions, or know how to get this thing open?
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04-12-2015, 06:25 PM
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what an ordeal, I found a picture also after posting - and it took forever to find the right socket for the two screws on the bottom front, with very little room to work and impossible to see once you get a socket in there.
I thought that there were 2 screws holding in each outboard gauge, turns out only one is used on those and the housing doesn't come apart. I dropped a screw for the "visor" - saw it fall and hit the console and now can't find it anywhere. Couldn't get the two mounting screws on the bottom in place so I decided to just put the car away for the night. Still can't get the oil pressure gauge working. It goes through a check on startup and drops back to 0 - but I found a red button under the dash and when I push it the gauge cycles again. The gauge doesn't have any part number or manufacturer on it so I need to check with MRT - we were going to put the Ford Racing gauge in but it wasn't available and I don't know what they bought instead. And neither the boost/vacuum or oil pressure gauge light up now.
I thought that there were 2 screws holding in each outboard gauge, turns out only one is used on those and the housing doesn't come apart. I dropped a screw for the "visor" - saw it fall and hit the console and now can't find it anywhere. Couldn't get the two mounting screws on the bottom in place so I decided to just put the car away for the night. Still can't get the oil pressure gauge working. It goes through a check on startup and drops back to 0 - but I found a red button under the dash and when I push it the gauge cycles again. The gauge doesn't have any part number or manufacturer on it so I need to check with MRT - we were going to put the Ford Racing gauge in but it wasn't available and I don't know what they bought instead. And neither the boost/vacuum or oil pressure gauge light up now.
04-12-2015, 07:03 PM
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That's what I thought too. Once I lost the visor screw (after discovering I didn't need to take the visor off) and couldn't get the mounting screws back in place, I could feel the frustration setting in and thought if I kept at it I would end up more frustrated and end up breaking something!
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