Erratic cluster

[tulsacarman]

My tach cluster in my '92 did something strange this morning. I started the car and since it was revved up for the warm up I looked at the tach and there was no tach. I noticed the fuel gauge wasn't reading as well. The temp gauge was pegged left but it was cold so that's expected. I let it warm for a minute or so, drove 1 mile and stopped at a store. When I came out and restarted the car the gauges all worked as usual.
It was in the single digits here this morning so I expect it to do weird things but I thought the entire cluster was electronic except for the cable operated speedometer.
What could cause it to not work until warmed up?

[Pu241]

Suspect the contacts on the back of the cluster (white round connectors) might not have been making a good contact due to contraction from the cold, but once it was say even 10 degrees warmer the metal expanded enough to re-establish a connection.
Just a guess.

[tulsacarman]

Makes sense. The cable makes more noise the colder it is as well. The whole car makes more noise when it's bitter like this. I can't complain, I seem to be more sensitive to cold the older I get too.

[Pu241]

Yeah, my speedo make more noise and for longer when it's in the teens and below.
But eventually quiets down and operates smoothly when it get a little warmed up.
If it really bothered me, I could pull and lube the cable.

[fastivaB6TG25MR]

my left tail light stopped working when it got below 40*F . upon inspection i found that the pin i the tail light connector was faulty from the factor. they had crimped the insulation over the wires... i just soldiered it and now problem is solved. when the soldiering iron heated it up it pushed most of the insulation out of the crimp.