> On the subject of gauges, I have heard that the newer Ford gauges are just
> fancy idiot lights. They do not actually register anything, but have three
> positions, off, normal, and Oh No! (idiot light on). I've noticed this on a
> few cars and my truck, but didn't make the connection until I heard this a
> couple of months ago. Rumor has it that they saved money on the gauges, or
> quasi-gauges, as it were. Can anyone else verify that the gauges are no
> longer analog?
> Tom G
>
> Snip...
>
> On a similar note, did you know that many American cars have temp guages
> that only register in three positions, cold, normal, and hot? I
> wondered about this when driving cars that had rock solid temp guages
> while others had guages that wandered all over the place.
>
>
I have a four week-old F150 and can state the temperature and fuel (duh!) gauges are
definitely analog. I've watched the temperature creep upwards to a normal operating
range and the fuel gauge zoom down towards empty (also normal <g>) I can't say for
sure about the oil pressure gauge (since unlike the Healey, there's no real pressure
variation) I'll keep a closer eye on it, but I *suppose* it might have only three
positions...
Regards,
-John
Seattle, WA USA
'74 1/2 Jensen Healey #18918
'69 Lotus Elan S4 DHC 45/8290
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