Evenexchange

My car ALWAYS reads extremely hot. When I shut my car off, it settles at almost halfway and will not go down to 0. I have taken off the plastic cover and tried moving it to 0 but it just goes back. Had the engine temp check, running normal IDS at 193 degrees. What DO I DO???

Evenexchange

Also, the guy before me put in steeda gauges, that's probly why it's broken.

cliffyk

You need to pull the needle off and reposition it on the gauge shaft.

PROMETHEUS PRIME

If you can take the cluster front plate off, plug the cluster in and get it to normal opperating temperature. Then do what cliffyk said and pull the needle off the shaft and put it on while it's pointed in the middle

Evenexchange

I tried that once, but didn't think that it would just come off? I was was afraid of breaking it... is there any particular method? Do you pull on the fat part of the needle?

Evenexchange

Anyone have any ideas?

mustangmikey88

i put stack racing guages in i just let the car sit over night so it was for sure cold set the needle at the bottom and it works great

PROMETHEUS PRIME

Pull straight up from the round base part. If you pull from the needle part it will break

devongarver

yes go to sears hardware, ask for/locate a Tach Puller. Its got a screwdrive type handle, and a forked wedge foot on the end, its made for doing just this sort of job. its like 7 bux.