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Hi Guys/Gals:Cruiser here. Maybe you could offer your opinion about a strange gauge situation on my 1969 ChargerRT/SE. My car has been completely restored to stock, including all wiring. The dash instrument cluster was professionally rebuilt, and a new solid state voltage limiter was installed. Here's the weird part. Sometimes, the temperature and oil pressure gauges seem to read unusually high, for no apparent reason. One day, I'll be driving and the temperature is nailed right on 195 degrees (it has a 195 degree thermostat), and the oil pressure at highway speed is 55 psi. All normal. The next day under identical conditions, the same temp gauge will be reading 215, and the oil pressure is up to 65. After I stop and restart, the temp and oil pressure go back to normal (195 degrees and 55 psi). I have no reason to suspect that the temp was really 215, or that the oil pressure was actually 65 psi. It just temporarily reads that way. Every once in awhile, I'll observe the fuel, temp and oil gauges momentarily drive to nearly full right, stay there for a moment, then go back to normal. So what do you think the fault is? Like I said, all wiring and the circuit board seem good, and it has a new solid state voltage limiter on the back if the dash. Ideas? Thanks.