At 10:41 PM 3/15/2008, Slloth wrote... >"Well, both the fuel gauge and the temperature gauge get their >operating >voltage from the voltage regulator in the dash pod. I'd look there >first" > >Where is this located exactly in the '84? Also what does it look >like? They're mounted on the back of the instrument cluster. They look like a transistor. They're in a TO202-1 package, so it looks similar to this: http://www.chez.com/xizard/Cours/Images/photo_transistor_TO202.jpeg VW used a TCA700Y, which have been discontinued and are getting hard to find these days. |
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