Got all my new lighted gauges mounted in today. They register better than the old ones. The old gauges were only about 5 years old but the water temp gauge wasn't even moving, I thought I had no thermostat installed. When I got the new gauges installed I ran the tractor for about 15 minutes and the temp came up to 160 degrees, dropped back to 140 and then came up to 160 and stayed until I shut off the tractor. I still have a new 188 degree thermostat on order that I'm going to use along with new radiator hoses so I should be in good shape for winter.
Old Gauges with the Volt meter mounted after the 12 volt conversion.
New Gauges
The Temperature gauge I like a lot better because it is more detailed.
That's not a crack on the Volt meter, it's a shadow from the garage light. I had to go check after I uploaded the pictures and saw it at first.
Lights on. The RPM gauge also had a plugged light hole in the back, I took out that rubber plug and installed a light. Though it's not as bright but it is lit.
Old Gauges with the Volt meter mounted after the 12 volt conversion.
New Gauges
The Temperature gauge I like a lot better because it is more detailed.
That's not a crack on the Volt meter, it's a shadow from the garage light. I had to go check after I uploaded the pictures and saw it at first.
Lights on. The RPM gauge also had a plugged light hole in the back, I took out that rubber plug and installed a light. Though it's not as bright but it is lit.
