Re: 2 Gauges just zero'd....

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

The TSM should tell you where the voltage regulator is. On later Americans, 
it's part of the fuel gauge and you need to replace the gauge when it 
fails. You should check to make sure that the instrument panel ground is 
good before going to much further. The problem may also be in the circuit 
board or something else attached to it. There's a gizzy on the circuit 
board the looks like a piece of cardboard wrapped in electrical tape, it's 
not the voltage regulator but one of pins going to this device broke on my 
68 and caused the gauges to go dead.

The fuel gauge part number for 67 and 68 is 320-8219 (Group 3.615). If it 
turns out the gauge is bad and you can verify that the part number for 65 
is the same, I have an extra fuel gauge that I'll part with for a couple of 
bucks.

It may not be too difficult to find someone who can repair the gauge. The 
AMC Rambler Club has John Wolf (216-942-0083) listed for instrument repair. 
You can probably find a good listing in Hemming's Motor News as well.

Matt

At 11:36 AM 5/28/2005 -0400, you wrote:
> My gas and temp gauge just stopped...   TCM says these two and alt idiot 
> light (+ other)are same fuse, alt light works, fuse is good..  Wires 
> giggled to best of my large and fat hands.  Any 
> suggestions/opinions/critism/ridicule??  For 65 American..
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