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Old Oct 5, 2019 | 01:52 PM
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Default Inaccurate guages

1976 Stingray
The tach shows 5,000rpm when the car is off.
The gas gauge shows 1/4 tank when the tank is empty. (When filling the tank it will go near or at full).
I've seen lots of articles and links for broken tachs and gas gauges but with different symptoms. Not this.
Any ideas? Do I just need new gauges?

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Old Oct 5, 2019 | 03:10 PM
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Thanks ... Saw this but it doesn't seem to fit my situation.
Aside from testing the sending unit nothing to see here and it doesn't address the tach.
Will keep looking ...
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