Date:         Tue, 3 Jul 2001 09:03:16 -0700
Reply-To:     Leon Korkin <korkwood@SURFREE.COM>
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From:         Leon Korkin <korkwood@SURFREE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tach won't work with the head lights on
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Looks like turning headlights on draws more current than it should due to high
resistance in the circuit. Could be bad grounds, battery connections etc
Leon
85 Subwagen Westy

Ken Nelson wrote:

> The subject says it all. I turned my headlights on on the way home from work
> because of a rain shower and the Tach, gas guage and temp gauge all quit
> working. Turn the head lights off and all the gauges come back to life. Any
> ideas?
> Ken Nelson

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