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Old Jun 18, 2020 | 08:01 PM
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Anyone experienced a temperature guage that the pointer slowly moves counterclockwise down to about the "6 o'clock" position when the ignition key is turned off and moves back to the proper, just under 100 degree, position when the key is turned to the on position. After driving, the guage hardly moves at all when the engine reaches operating temp. This is a new guage recently purchased from a high profile corvette supplier. The guage was replaced during cluster restoration due to original fading, but the original one worked perfectly. Before I assume it is defective, I thought I'd toss it out there in case anyone has experienced it, or has any thoughts.
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Originally Posted by Mikesa
This is a new guage recently purchased from a high profile corvette supplier.
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Which explains it. Do a search here, several threads exist that discuss your issue with reproduction instruments. Hope you kept your old one...

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Which explains it. Do a search here, several threads exist that discuss your issue with reproduction instruments. Hope you kept your old one...

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I did. Thanks Dan, I'll do some searching.
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