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Author Message   Joseph Bilyk (Denverrover) Member Username: Denverrover Post Number: 94 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 09:58 am:    Hey guys need some help here. Popped the guage panel out to change a bulb and my temp needle fell off. Put the needle back on, but it won't move. I can't tell if the needle actually broke off, and it can't be put back on. Does anyone have any experience with this?? Do I have to replace this guage. This seems to have an important guage to have!!!   Joseph Bilyk (Denverrover) Member Username: Denverrover Post Number: 95 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 12:54 pm:    anyone??   Blue (Blue) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Blue Post Number: 484 Registered: 04-2003 Posted on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 01:11 pm:    it won't move when you try to manually move it, or it won't move off of "cold" when you know the engine is warmed up?   Joseph Bilyk (Denverrover) Member Username: Denverrover Post Number: 96 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 02:33 pm:    It won't move off of "cold" when warm. won't move at all.   Bazzle (Bazzle) New Member Username: Bazzle Post Number: 9 Registered: 09-2003 Posted on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 05:57 pm:    You will need to have engine at normal op temp. Then put neele back on in its normall spot. I thnk gauge is mech biased so will be loaded when cold. bazzle   Joseph Bilyk (Denverrover) Member Username: Denverrover Post Number: 97 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2003 - 10:17 am:    update: I pulled the guage panel back out again last night after driving the truck & warming it up. It looks like I definitely broke the temp guage while messing with the bulbs. There is a tiny metal shaft that the needle sits on & it looks like it has snapped in the middle. The needle is still connected to the half that broke off. Anyone know where I can order one of these & solder it in?? It looks like it would be an easy solder job, but it would probably have to be the exact guage. I'm going to call the dealer in a while for a price, but would like to avoid paying their prices. Bazzle - I'm going to try one more time w/ your method but as far as I can see I have snapped the metal shaft. A word to the wise if you have your guage panel out be very careful bc you can snap one of these pretty easily....