'63 Sport Fury Dash Gauge Issue With the lights on

[maxwedgechar]

When I turn the Max's headlights on the gas gauge and the temp gauge go full over no matter what they are reading. Might this be the voltage regulator or maybe the printed circuit? Also, the left side dash lights are out. Does anybody have experience with the new printed circuits being offered?

 

[Longknife]

Ground?

 

[EARLY B]

ground or regulator

 

[pnora]

Most likely a ground and a bad bulb on the left side.

 

[maxwedgechar]

@Longknife @EARLY B @pnora Thanks for the responses guys! I have an NOS regulator and I will probably do that first. I had thought that the bulbs being out were just bad bulbs but I mentioned them because I thought they may have been part of the symptoms. I pulled out my FSM and I'd forgotten how intertwined all that stuff is!

 

[maxwedgechar]

@Longknife @EARLY B @pnora Hi Guys, I meant to post this sooner but life got in they way! Plus I've sold the car! Because I wanted to sell the car or at least take it to Carlisle Chryslers I decided it was time to try and fix it. Dropped the steering column, pulled the dash and replaced the voltage regulator with an NOS one I had, put it back together and NOTHING! I went online and NAPA has them! I went to my NAPA guy and ordered one. It was new production, made in Taiwan! I put it in, fired up Max and IT WOIKS MOE! No difference with the dash lights on or off. The temp gauge acted odd but it worked. If I had kept the car I would've investigated a little more. Thanks for all of your advice.