Hi, My 69 barracuda is a daily driver. This morning I turn the ignition switch to the ON position and while I waited for the EFI pump to pressurize the system I looked at the fuel gauge to see if I had to stop for gas. It surprised me that it was all the way up because I had not refueled the car in a few days, then I noticed the temp and oil pressure gauges were going all the way up to, while I watched how the temp gauge went off scale (around 5-7 seconds I saw some smoke comming from inside the gauge bezel (around the fuel, amp, oil press and water temp gauges), I turned the switch off immediately and the gauges went back to their normal position. I turned the switch on again and there was no smoke, but still it looked like they were going up again, so turned it off again and drove to work on my SUV instead.
Since all gauges were affected and these are analog electronics it seems like it may be the voltage regulator. Has anyone had this issue?, I have read before that when the regulator goes bad usually gauges are dead, but never going in like-overvoltage condition. Im running all stock gauges and cluster. The regulator looks very old but worked, I have never replaced it.
Thanks for your feedback.
Since all gauges were affected and these are analog electronics it seems like it may be the voltage regulator. Has anyone had this issue?, I have read before that when the regulator goes bad usually gauges are dead, but never going in like-overvoltage condition. Im running all stock gauges and cluster. The regulator looks very old but worked, I have never replaced it.
Thanks for your feedback.