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Old Aug 2, 2012 | 10:51 PM
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so i twisted my drive shaft a couple months ago. it messed up some things, the tach, speedometer, and fuel gauge. the speed gear is fine, and the fuel pump and fuel pump assembly are new. i dont think it's any fuses. could it just be a relay?
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Old Aug 2, 2012 | 10:58 PM
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so i twisted my drive shaft a couple months ago. it messed up some things, the tach, speedometer, and fuel gauge. the speed gear is fine, and the fuel pump and fuel pump assembly are new. i dont think it's any fuses. could it just be a relay?
from turning your drive shaft with your hands?
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Old Aug 2, 2012 | 11:10 PM
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from turning your drive shaft with your hands?
no i twisted it offroading. somehow the ujoints didnt break but the drive shaft looked like a pretzel

it did mess the drive shaft up to put dents in the floorboard and move the muffler a bit
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Old Aug 2, 2012 | 11:11 PM
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or as in, it twisted when you where wheeling?
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Old Aug 2, 2012 | 11:13 PM
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It didn't catch any wires I remember you say no fuel gage a while back maybe something with that
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 08:33 PM
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It didn't catch any wires I remember you say no fuel gage a while back maybe something with that
the only wires i can think of in reach of the drive shaft would be the wires on top of the floorboard...
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the only wires i can think of in reach of the drive shaft would be the wires on top of the floorboard...
I was wonder if like o2 sensor
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Originally Posted by Tobyxj
I was wonder if like o2 sensor
the only o2 sensor is up by the oil pan
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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 08:22 AM
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Do the gauges light up but the sweeps dont work? How about interior lights and radio?

The circuit with the interior lights and gauges also has the transmission module on it. Could be possible you fried that and it's messing with the circuit?
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