Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 22:09:07 -0700
Reply-To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Low readings from gas gauge and temp gauge..84 tintop
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Thanks everyone I wondered exactly what the gas gauge and the
temperature gauge had in common. that resistor/ground. That cluster
ground under the dash is long overdue tor a cleaning...My emergency flasher
causes a buzzing at the ground cluster...It's on my list.
On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 8:00 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Yeah I goofed.
>
> Volt reg not supplying to tach, sorry
>
> Ab
>
> > On Sep 13, 2017, at 7:18 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > I"m seeing 15 buss switched positive to tach and voltage stabilizer
> > but it doesn't look like the voltage stabilizer controls positive to
> > the tach.
> >
> > Don.
> >
> > P 97.43 in Bentley shows a ground from 10 ("behind dash") to 14/5 of
> > the big white connector to the cluster. Inside the cluster, in part,
> > this ground connects to voltage stabilizer, hi beam indicator light
> > and, the coolant gauge. Most likely to the blinking light portion.
> >
> > There is a ground path on the blue ribbon that's prone to failing.
> > Image of failing or failed path on a diesel cluster blue ribbon:
> >
> > https://photos.app.goo.gl/2XQV3wm4XdRtcPot1
> >
> > Ground to the voltage stabilizer is provided via the mounting tab, or,
> > a leg on the stabilizer.
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> >> On 9/13/17, Liberte, Joel <joel.liberte@hpe.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Does that voltage also drive a tach?
> >>
> >> Joel
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of
> >> Alistair Bell
> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2017 5:46 PM
> >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >> Subject: Re: Low readings from gas gauge and temp gauge..84 tintop
> >>
> >> Apart from bad connections, those two gauges share the distinction of
> being
> >> fed by the voltage reg chip on the foil.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil n
> >
> > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca>
> >
> > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy>
> >
> > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.
> com/>
> >
> > Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
>
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