Help! Operating temp/idle speed needed

[RandallNeighbour]

I thought I was being very careful swapping my gauge faces tonight and I messed up all my needles.

Does anyone know what the normal operating temp on a 2.5 should be?

How about RPM at idle?

Post it quickly if you have a 2.5... I'm going back out to the garage to take off the instrument cluster and crack it back open to move the needles. Grrr!

[MNBoxster]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

I thought I was being very careful swapping my gauge faces tonight and I messed up all my needles.

Does anyone know what the normal operating temp on a 2.5 should be?

How about RPM at idle?

Post it quickly if you have a 2.5... I'm going back out to the garage to take off the instrument cluster and crack it back open to move the needles. Grrr!

Hi,

Sorry to hear of your troubles. I don't have my books handy, but couldn't you simply set the Needles at Zero? That should be the normal state of the Gauges once disconnected...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[RandallNeighbour]

not quite that simple. They move around a little... like a half inch either way.

[blinkwatt]

After start up my car idles at around 900RPM. After a couple of minutes of driving my car is at 800 RPM at idle. Normal operating temp. is inbetween the 8 and 0 on the 180 mark after the car has warmed up.

[RandallNeighbour]

Thanks. I think that'll do it if I can pull those needles and push them back in place without turning them again.

What a pain in the arse.

[RandallNeighbour]

Finally got the needles in the right places. Ladies and gentlemen, it can be done, but not easily!

Fixed that pesky fuel gauge needle too. It always read 7/8 full when completely full. I topped off the tank, set the needle to the correct spot at the bottom and bob's your uncle, it now reads full for the first time in 19 months of ownership. (BTW, my new fuel sending unit had already been calibrated and it was indeed a needle problem)

My silver TechArt gauges are very cool indeed. Should I ever paint my calipers red, I doubt anyone would know I wasn't driving an S without the badge. And better yet, I only paid $119 for them on Ebay. I guess it does pay to set your alarm for 2:45 am to be the only bidder on an auction, huh?