66 valiant gauges

when i turn my ignition switch on my temperature gauge disappears to the cold side and my fuel gauge goes to full. and when its off the temperature goes to hot and the gasoline goes to empty..if my gauges were truly fried would they even move like they do?

If they're still moving, they should be saveable I'm thinking. My '65 had gauges that were fried beyond the shadow of a doubt, like charred on the inside and wouldnt move at all. I replaced them and did the solid state mod and they worked great. It sounds like a limiter problem. Are you saying the temp gauge reads hot when the ignition is in the off position? Or just when the motor is off?