My experience with "the bad gauge" was that when it malfunctioned,
it indicated Cold. If the gauge indicates Hot, heed it.
My experience was just the opposite. The first clue I had that my
first attempt at the voltage regulator fix didn't work was that the
temp gauge began to read hot. Once I did the fix again, the temp
gauge stayed right in the middle.
Voltage Regulator fix:
BTW, instead of reusing the screw, I put a micro bolt through the
hole in the VR, through the hole in the cluster case (which had
cracks around it), and secured it from the back with a nut and
LockTite. The intent was to prevent the VR and the metal heat sink
from vibrating and ruining the contacts. So far so good.
Joe
