I just purchased a 2000 ranger with 3.0l v6 for my son.
Just noticed after driving when you switch the truck off the fuel gauge and the temperature gage remains in their current position.
the oil pressure and amp meter will drop off to the bottom.

Is this normal for a 2000 ranger ?

I have a 2001 f-150 and when I switch the engine off all the gauges
drop off to the bottom and was thinking the ranger should do the same

is this a problem ? is it pulling a current drain on the battery ?

if you go out the next morning the temp gauge will still be showing the normal 1/2 mark. When you switch the ignition on it resets itself to cold and then works as normal.

Do I have a problem ???

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James
Laurel, Ms
2000 Ford Ranger
3.0l V6

The gauges on my 2000 all drop down to zero when you turn it off. Don't know if that could be a battery drain, though.

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2000 Ford Ranger XLT
Extended Cab
3.0 Flex
4x4
Manual Transmission
Offroad Package

my 03 works just like yours op

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2017 Ford Fiesta ST
2014 Ford Escape Titanium Ecoboost AWD

same here. been that way since it was 1 y/o lol

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oh, & same for the replacement inst cluster i got for it haha

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1999 xlt 2.5l 5-speed Supercab 159k
83 diesel 2.2l na
06 F250 6.0l psd
{click for lol}

My 99 did the same thing

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2019 Ford Ranger Lariat Sport Fx4 Crew Cab

2014 Ford F150 STX Sport 4x4 TRADED
2006 Ford Ranger Ext cab 4x4 TRADED
1999 Ford Ranger Reg cab 2wd SOLD

Well hell...maybe I'm wrong and just never paid attention. I'll pay more attention when I go out for lunch.

The biggest problem I have with my instruments is that the fuel gauge doesn't go above 3/4 tank (reads fine from 3/4 down to E) and the tach has a short in it so I have to tap on the plexiglass on the gauge cluster to get the tach to work, and then the first bump I hit it goes back to zero. The oil gauge does that too, but not as often as the tach.

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2000 Ford Ranger XLT
Extended Cab
3.0 Flex
4x4
Manual Transmission
Offroad Package

Yep. I was wrong. Temp and fuel stay where they were. Oil and voltage drop to 0.

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2000 Ford Ranger XLT
Extended Cab
3.0 Flex
4x4
Manual Transmission
Offroad Package