I'm not sure how this works but

Kinja'd!!! "CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
10/28/2013 at 16:29 • Filed to: None

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Rat-L-Trap has no gauges. Well it has water temp, oil pressure and a tach that doesn't work. Would I need to find a gauge cluster from a similar year s-10 with a similar motor/trans for the gauges to work?


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Kinja'd!!! Nibbles > CalzoneGolem
10/28/2013 at 16:50

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Most of the sending units should put out data that is usable by most aftermarket gauge systems. You should be able to get a full gauge set without installing factory gauges, as long as it's old enough to have a cable-driven speedometer.

Aftermarket tachs generally run off of the ignition lead for cylinder 1. Most of them have a switch on the back to differentiate between 4- 6- and 8-cylinder engines. A speedo will probably be harder to source, but I know they're out there.