I believe that your limiter is in the Temperature gauge. No matter, it is stuck now, causing the Oil Pressure gauge to peg. If the Fuel and Temperature gauges are not reading, it is probably too late to save them as they would be fried.
My advice is to purchase a complete working cluster, and immediately by- pass the original limiter with the new external unit described here previously. The factory built in limiter is subject to failure and will fail again. I have been through this on two 1960 Imperials, a 1962 Imperial, and a 1963 Imperial. All of these cars are made the same way with the failure prone limiter. Incorporating the external one is simple and very effective. So far I have never had one of the new limiters fail. The longest running one is in my 1962 installed in 1979. I literally have boxes of ruined clusters for these cars damaged before I learned to obtain the new style limiter and correct the problem.
Paul W.
hi all, i have a 1960 crown with guage failure although the oil pressure gauge reads high with motor running, where be the voltage regulator for fuel and temp ? or fuse blown perhaps ?
best wishes, steve.
>From: "Dick Benjamin" <
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>Subject: RE: IML: Voltage limiter
>Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 08:10:49 -0700
>
>You can also replace the internal gauge regulator with a separate unit,
>mounted anywhere under the dash; but you have to do a little bit of
>re-wiring to install it. Kens' suggestion is easier, if you have a good
>spare fuel gauge.
>
>
>
>NAPA sells a separate unit under part number IR9, as I recall - it is >called
>an "instrument regulator" and is also known as a 5 volt power supply or
>regulator.
>
>
>
>It is a simple three terminal device: 12 volts in, ground for the case, and
>5 volts out - which goes to the fuel, oil and temp gauges. The ammeter >does
>not require the 5 volts.
>
>
>Dick
>
>
>
> _____
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>From:
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>[
mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Lang
>Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 9:10 PM
>To:
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>Subject: RE: IML: Voltage limiter
>
>
>
>The voltage regulator for the gauges is cleverly hidden inside the fuel
>gauge. If you have the spare panel with a good fuel gauge, just swap it
>out.
>
>
>
>Someone had mentioned some time back about a place that restores these
>units. Unfortunately, it was one of the many posts that fell victim to the
>'delete' key.
>
>
>
>Ken
>
>67 Crown 4 Dr Ht
>
>
>
>
>
> _____
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>From:
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>[
mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DON SAVARD
>Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 8:18 PM
>To: imp
>Subject: IML: Voltage limiter
>
>
>
>Hi all,
>
> Working on my 1967 Sedan and the Fuel, Temp and Oil Gauges do not move >off
>empty. The shop manual refers to a voltage limiter on the instrument panel
>as the likely culprit. I do not find one on my instrument panel or the >spare
>I have. Anybody out there seen this critter and where would it be?
>
> Thank
>
>Don Savard
>
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