Mechanical Gauges???

bjblackout · **Posted:** Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:27 pm

Do mechanical gauges make a tapping noise while working?

Bobt · **Posted:** Thu Oct 22, 2009 3:59 pm

They shouldn't make any noise. Which gauge.

bjblackout · **Posted:** Thu Oct 22, 2009 4:13 pm

It is a fuel and oil gauge on my a-pillar. The shop said it would make noise but I wanted to make sure!!

Bobt · **Posted:** Thu Oct 22, 2009 4:18 pm

I have both fuel and oil on my pillar and neither make a peep. You can't run mechanical fuel pressure inside a car because if you get into an accident....well you know....
I have mechanical oil pressure and it works great!

bjblackout · **Posted:** Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:04 am

Maybe the fuel gauge is electrical then. What do I know I just had them installed!!LOL So do electrical gauges make any noise??

bjblackout · **Posted:** Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:05 am

Its weird my car never made a sound till I had them installed. It is a Auto meter Cobalt series fuel gauge and oil press gauge.

Bobt · **Posted:** Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:26 am

The pillar could be creaking on the gauge. But the gauge itself shouldn't make any noise. If you put your ear up to my fuel pressure gauge you can hear a faint small electric motor like sound. But its sooooo slight that you can't hear it unless you did something rediculas like that. I have autometer phantom gauges in my 5.0.

PGreenSVT · **Posted:** Tue Dec 22, 2009 5:59 pm

Maybe the stepper motor used to move the needle.

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