I've narrowed down my problem as a bad temp gauge in my 1990 Dakota, V6 convertible. I've been searching and can't find OEM version. Any suggestions on where to look are much appreciated.

 

Any boneyard - grab the whole cluster.

Ideally one laid out like yours is, natch!

Do you have a tach or not?

RwP

 

Ah, good thought! No, no tach on mine.

 

Hit up car-part.com and see if you can find a whole cluster cheap enough close enough to you.

Make sure it's the non-tach version; the gauges move around a bit.

Also, the two gauges are held in with like two screws; you can pull the dash cover (eight torx head screws), pull the plastic cover (remove the odometer reset by screwing it counter-clockwise and then it's four screws, either 8mm or phillips head), and then the two holding the gauge pair in place (two 8mm IIRC). Pull slightly, and you're golden.

EDIT: Had to tell it SPEEDO to find a good list of possible cluster donors.

RwP

 

Thanks for the help! I'll check that out.

 

I found a couple that match pretty close by. Thanks again!

 

You're welcome!

It's wonderful the tools that are out there.

Of course, when I was a much younger guy, I could go to a boneyard and they'd put it on the circuit.

And then they'd get it for me.

And it'd be cheaper.

But then, so was everything else, including me

RwP

 

I've got my part on the way - thanks again! Here's what I'm working on....