On Friday, August 16, 2002, at 09:35 PM, Laurence Smith wrote: > Have you made sure the VDO dual sender metal housing itself is > grounded (to the engine if possible)? > > So you have... > > * on the VDO dual sender: > 1 terminal with connection to stock wire for idiot light on dash > 1 terminal with new wire heading to the gauge > connect the sender's housing to ground using that "P" shaped brace > that comes with it > My sender came with no P-shaped brace. Just a sender unit. How best to ground it? I thought just threading it into the head would be sufficient (I did not use telfon tape or sealant or anything like like). If the sender wasn't grounded, would the idiot light still work? (Mine does.) T. |
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