Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 19:13:24 -0500
Reply-To: Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Fuel and temp gauges - wacky
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Hi,
I've never tried that exact measurement, but I would expect it to be
less than 1 ohm.
Larry A.
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 10:04 PM, Alan Felder <dieseldoofus@gmail.com> wrote:
> As a follow-up to this, I did find a "sprung" spring in my spring connector
> to the instrument cluster, and now the temp gauge is behaving in a
> believeable way. The fuel guage is still wandering a bit, but I will try to
> clean up the ground point for it. In the process of doing all this, I
> checked the resistance from one of the crown lugs below the dash, to the end
> of my (disconnected) ground strap, and got about 7 ohms. Also 7 ohms from
> the crown lug to a good bolt/screw at the rear of the westy. Is this 7 ohms
> about as expected, seems hight to me. a single piece of wire that I used as
> a jumper for all that was 2.7 ohms, for which I've already accounted in the
> two 7 ohm readings.
>
> Alan
>
> On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 10:01 PM, Alan Felder <dieseldoofus@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> On my 82 diesel, as of late the fuel gauge and temp gauge are of one mind,
>> but a sick mind nevertheless. they seem to work in unison, but are
>> incorrect on the low side. just sitting at idle, the fuel guage might
>> wander about 1/8 tank, while it is rare that the temp gauge ever gets out of
>> the "cold" position. The temp warning light always flashes for a few
>> seconds at startup, as normal, and has never come on. when the temp gauge
>> goes up, the fuel gauge does to, and the same back down. I am suspecting my
>> voltage stabilizer. Mine doesn't seem to match any photos in the bentley
>> but poking around I was able to find about 6 ohms from the ground point to
>> the underdash ground crown. Any insight into this?
>>
>> Two other questions someone might know the answer to:
>>
>> Is there a radio shack replacement for the voltage stabilizer and if so,
>> what number? Mine is wired different from the bentley because the center
>> connection is not connected to anything and I don't think there's any place
>> for it to connect with. again, this is an 82 diesel westy.
>>
>> The bentley suggests testing the guages with the VW 1301. I gather this is
>> a big variable resistor. if so, what are the equivalent settings in ohms
>> for testing the fuel and temp gauges? settings from bentley are 55, 560
>> (fuel) and since the only coolant temp gauge mentioned is for water cooled
>> from 85, these settings seem to be 50 and 510 on the VW 1301.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated, as I can't really troubleshoot my cooling
>> system very well without trusting my guage.
>>
>> Alan
>>
>> --
>> Not all those who wander are lost
>>
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> --
> Not all those who wander are lost
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