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recently ran down my battery and had to recharge it. when i ...

Sent to Car Experts March 4 2007 at 5:05 PM
   

recently ran down my battery and had to recharge it. when i went to start the van back up the speedometer and tachometer were stuck on the wrong side of the peg/post. the fuel, temp and odometer gauges work fine. have you heard of this happening before. could it be a fuse? wherer would the fuse box be located if so. it was not labeled on the box located under the hood.what would be the cheepest way to fix for a first time do it yourselfer on a tight budget. could you help???

 

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2003 Chrysler town country

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removing battery for 2 hours, checked other fuses under the hood.

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Status:  Closed   Value: $10
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March 5 2007 at 3:52 PM (22 hours and 47 minutes and 16 seconds later)
         
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It is not a fuse. I've had this happen on several cars. This simplest answer is to get the needle back on the other side of the pegs. There are 2 ways to do this. Carefully dismantle your instrument cluster. Or, the easier alternative. Start the car and then smack the dashboard where you wont break anything. I know it sounds barbaric but you need to smack it. Hard. Do this and the needle will jump the pegs and all will be well.
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March 5 2007 at 4:53 PM (1 hour and 1 minute and 30 seconds later)
         
Reply to Mikesoprano's Post: i will try and get back to you.
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