noobie alert, temp gauge question Options

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i have enjoyed learning about my 914 in the last six months or so. but, i have a question, and the haynes manual was no help.

so my temp gauge on the console works... sorta. even after the engine gets good 'n hot, the temp needle barely gets above the first tick, and it never sees the middle of the gauge's range. is this a problem with a sender of some kind, or a bad gauge? i'm thinking oil temp sender, but what do i know? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) if i'm on the right track, how do i replace/repair it? thanks, can't tell you how much i've learned since joining this site, it's truly amazing.

and if someone could give tips on making my odometer/trip meter work again, that would be cool also. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

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success! i removed the speedometer, cracked it open, and sure enough, that metal gear near the number wheels was spinning freely on the shaft. i used two different methods to make it stay on the shaft: i roughed up the end of the shaft a bit with my grooved pliers, and i also squished the wheel ever so slightly. it was a tight fit, so that's a good sign i guess.

the hardest part of the whole process was aligning the number wheels so they display correctly in the gauge face. this took me well over an hour to get right, which is no wonder since there are six wheels to keep in line. it takes quite a bit of thought and patience, as you must arrange them so that full numbers are facing out of the gauge face holes, while also making sure that when the next number advances, for example from mile 13119 to mile 13120, it will do so correctly. i tested it with a drill and a square drive bit, and it looks like it all works as it should. i think i'll put some more grease on the gears before i put it back in the dash though.

now if it would only stop raining, i could get out on the road and test it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)