Updating my dash please help

[shagme_20]

i have a 90 chevy dually. my fuel gauge quit workin and i cant just buy the guage how hard is it to update to a newer cluster. do i have to change the whole dash just the cluster any help would be great.

[Ward83]

I'm pretty sure it's possible to take the gauge cluster apart, and actually replace individual gauges. You can pick up a cluster on ebay pretty cheap, and swap the gauge from that. Just out of curiosity, I assume you have ruled out the fuel level sender being bad?

[shagme_20]

i replaced the sender and it worked for a month. and then no guage. so i warratied the sender no help i checked everything not stickin or anything. when full it reads quarter tank.

[shagme_20]

i called chevy dealer and they said i would have to order the whole cluster and then he said he couldnt get it go figure

[Ward83]

95-98 model cluster, not sure about swapping to the old dash
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1995-1999-Chevrolet-or-GMC-truck-instrument-cluster_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33675QQitemZ150109109235QQrdZ1

88-94 cluster
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/88-89-90-91-92-93-94-CHEVY-GMC-TRUCK-TACH-GUAGE-CLUSTER_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33675QQitemZ180102712648QQrdZ1

[shagme_20]

thanks ward for the links im hoping this fix's this thing i'm having to put fuel in everyday just so i know i wont run out and it sucks

[Buffalo]

Look in the Tech Articles forum. There is an article on how to swap out your moonie style gauges to the '92-'94 needle style. I did it on my '90, looks much better. The swap is really not that hard. Here's my '90 with the new gauges and a Nu-Image face.
http://buffalolake151.20fr.com/gauge%20015S.jpg
http://buffalolake151.20fr.com/ledgauge%20003S.jpg