Gauges are pegged

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JKJ
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Gauges are pegged

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I have a Trojan 28 with twin 318s. The port side gauges Fuel & temperature (top & bottom) work fine and register as I think they should. But the Starboard side gauges top and bottom are pegged to the right. Is this a grounding problem or a gauge problem? This is just the next item on my list to check and verify. Thanks for comments, going up this weekend and needed a place to look.
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Re: Gauges are pegged

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If your gauges are pegged to the right most likely the signal wires are shorting to ground. Faria has a very helpful troubleshooting guide at https://fariabeede.com/site_manuals/IS0100q.pdf .
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Re: Gauges are pegged

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Thanks, Dog House
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Re: Gauges are pegged

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I was thinking a ground issue myself
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