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The Older Generation
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Location: Montezuma, Iowa
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Instrument panel question
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Something I never really thought about and I don't remember seeing any posts about it... Will our trucks start and run without the instrument cluster being plugged in? Seems like it should but I don't know. I know if it had the mechanical oil pressure the line would have to be capped... ![]() LockDoc
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Location: East Central, MO
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Re: Instrument panel question
I think you are on the right track.
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Too many projects
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Fargo, ND land of the flat hills
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Re: Instrument panel question
It will even drive for a few months with the cluster removed! Although I don't recommend it for speed traps and the such.
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1970 Daily Driver
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Glenns Ferry IDAHO
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Re: Instrument panel question
I took my oil pressure gauge out of my cluster and pluged just it in while I installed my alarm and keyless entry. I had the rest of the cluster out for over a month driving it every day. The blinker and lights even work just fine without the cluster.
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Gettin By on Gettin By
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Cedar Creek, Tx
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Re: Instrument panel question
You can start and run it with out the panel plugged in, just be sure you don't have the carpet installed yet, that oil pressure line will go crazy on you. Ask me how i know.... LOL
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Washington
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Re: Instrument panel question
I started it about a week ago to roll it out of the garage and forgot about the oil pressure line. I'm just glad that there is no carpet in it right now.
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C10 addict
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Arizona
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Re: Instrument panel question
Most vehicles will start and run without a cluster, but they will throw a VSS code if they have a PCM. There are some exceptions though. I had a 2003 Ford Lightning that the gauge cluster had a faulty circuit in it. The PCM routed all signals through the cluster so this caused the truck to become possessed! The doors would lock and unlock whenever they wanted, the windows would go up and down at will, and the truck would start and turn off by itself....talk about freaky!
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72 Chevelle Club
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Newton , Iowa
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Re: Instrument panel question
Yup , should run with out it . What's it doing ? Bob
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The Older Generation
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Location: Montezuma, Iowa
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Re: Instrument panel question
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Thanks guys. I'm going Sunday afternoon to pick up the '67 I bought. The dash cluster is out of it but I wanted to try to start it and drive it up on the trailer. I'll post a couple of pictures of it in a new thread when I get it home. LockDoc
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72 Chevelle Club
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Newton , Iowa
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Re: Instrument panel question
Good Luck !! looking foreward to seeing more pics of it !! Bob
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Arizona
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Re: Instrument panel question
Quote:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=30329
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Jared 67 C10 CST Short Fleet Big Window 65 C10 Custom Short Fleet Big Window 67 Camaro RS Last edited by mahanian; 04-13-2008 at 06:02 AM. |
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Re: Instrument panel question
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![]() Gettin' lazy I guess. LockDoc
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