Junk equiss gauges?

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Was out for a putt in the barracuda and noticed my oil psi was up past 80 and hitting the 90psi range at the end of my ride so it got me thinking why it was so high. Normally 65 to 75 psi range. So I just parked it becoming frustrated. Then today I went to assess the issue and noticed the gauge was at 20psi and hadn' t started it yet.
Total junk!
I'm gonna look into some mopar gauges to replace em. Anyone thinking of buying the equiss gauges, stay away. Waste of money.
 
It happens with parts store stuff. I happened to be on ebay and picked up a full set of brand new classic instrument gauges for $120. Made in USA and have never let me down. Keep an eye out for good deals they are out there.
 
I've sold and used a lot of them and never seen or had an issue. I've also seen bad Auto Meter stuff too. All of it's made in China now so they probably all come out of the same factory.
 
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Pricey but hand made in USA. Like i said when i bought mine they guy had a ton of spelling errors in his ad. I lucked out and he was pissed. Took him three weeks and paypal and ebay to get involved before they finally showed up.
 
I love "back in the day" quotes: I sold Sun Super Tach's and Stewart Warner gauges. Oh, those were the days!
 
1963dartgt said:
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Pricey but hand made in USA. Like i said when i bought mine they guy had a ton of spelling errors in his ad. I lucked out and he was pissed. Took him three weeks and paypal and ebay to get involved before they finally showed up.
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145 bucks for a single 2 5/8 temperature gauge. Yeah. Phukk that.
 
RustyRatRod said:
145 bucks for a single 2 5/8 temperature gauge. Yeah. Phukk that.
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They have 6 gauge set for $500. But like i said you can get good quality gauges anywhere. They are designed in house,built in house and if you have a problem their tech support is the guys who build these things. Id never have the cash to drop brand new but i got lucky and id suggest to anyone wanting quality,hand built stuff. Also for the record ive got a couple equus the pod sets in a couple cars. Ive only had problems with one volt gauge.
 
1963dartgt said:
They have 6 gauge set for $500. But like i said you can get good quality gauges anywhere. They are designed in house,built in house and if you have a problem their tech support is they guys who build these things. Id never have the cash to drop brand new but i got lucky and id suggest to anyone wanting quality,hand built stuff. Also for the record ive got a couple equus the pod sets in a couple cars. Ive only had problems with one volt gauge.
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I'm sure they're nice but crappage, all I'd have money for is like 5 gauges just throwed in the floor. lol
 
Haha i told my wife the gauges are about $700 so that brings the total value of my dart to $600 and a half eaten big mac:rofl:
 
Hell my speedo doesnt work because i cant afford the $250 gps sending unit,but it sure does look pretty sitting there.
 
Ive had an Autometer boost and Autogauge mechanical water gauges go bad. The Equus tach in my now sold truck would work then quit.
 
dano said:
Ive had an Autometer boost and Autogauge mechanical water gauges go bad. The Equus tach in my now sold truck would work then quit.
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Yep. My tach glitches for some reason too, now that you mentioned that.
Damn it! I hate replacing new stuff. Those Stewart Warner gauges were good ones tho. About the best that You could get, back in the ole days.
Another issue is when they are new but sat on the shelf for a year during the build.
 
the vacuum guages and probably the pressure stuff too is usually a curved hollow pipe that when pressurized (or de-pressurized) curls up and in turn, turns a small gear that turns the needle. I have a SW vacuum guage like that and it registered 4" vacuum at rest. I pulled the rack away from the needle pinion and jumped a few teeth and now it reads 0. pulled 10" with my old gauged mighty-vac and it registered 10 so I think they may be 'workable' if you take the face off, and maybe 2 phillips screws in the back. I recall you can manually bend the little tube also to zero the gauge if jumping a tooth is not practical.
 
pishta said:
the vacuum guages and probably the pressure stuff too is usually a curved hollow pipe that when pressurized (or de-pressurized) curls up and in turn, turns a small gear that turns the needle. I have a SW vacuum guage like that and it registered 4" vacuum at rest. I pulled the rack away from the needle pinion and jumped a few teeth and now it reads 0. pulled 10" with my old gauged mighty-vac and it registered 10 so I think they may be 'workable' if you take the face off, and maybe 2 phillips screws in the back. I recall you can manually bend the little tube also to zero the gauge if jumping a tooth is not practical.
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Yep, called a Bourdon tube. ;)
But if it changed calibration on its own, what's to say it won't do it again tomorrow?
 
I have Equus gages in my 66, they work with no complaints. I believe that Equus is owned, or part of Auto Meter Gages.
Could happen to any name brand gage.
Dave
 
I didn't know Auto Meter owned Equus, but they have bought up several over the last few years. FWIW the Auto meter tach in my '68 is USA made, and dumazz me cracked the glass before putting it in. I installed it anyway figuring I would use it for the summer and then see about having them repair it. I finally got around to it after about a year, and when I contacted them to see what they would charge, they wouldn't have it. They fixed it for free and I had it back in just about 2 weeks, they even covered the shipping. Good customer service.
 
MerlinsMopar said:
Was out for a putt in the barracuda and noticed my oil psi was up past 80 and hitting the 90psi range at the end of my ride so it got me thinking why it was so high. Normally 65 to 75 psi range. So I just parked it becoming frustrated. Then today I went to assess the issue and noticed the gauge was at 20psi and hadn' t started it yet.
Total junk!
I'm gonna look into some mopar gauges to replace em. Anyone thinking of buying the equiss gauges, stay away. Waste of money.
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AGREE, CHEAPEST DAM GAUGES ON THE PLANET , I still have a couple in my car that work, the others have been replaces w/ something else. I have a equis oil pressure gauge in the car , and to double check , another under the hood , their temp gauges seem to be the worst .
 
i chased an over heating problem for some time years ago.210 plus idling in heat..not real hot but concerning.Tried a new equus temp gauge (the second new one) just to be sure and there was no change.
Bought a new rad and still ran "a little hot at 200 plus.Then i purchased a new Stewart Warner Temp gauge and the Dart never went over 190 from that point on. Lesson learned!
i have had failures with bottom line auto meter tachs as well.
 
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