Date:         Wed, 25 Mar 1998 17:35:47 -0600
Reply-To:     ChuckKuecker <ckuecker@MCS.NET>
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From:         ChuckKuecker <ckuecker@MCS.NET>
Subject:      Re: EV question.
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At 09:53 3/25/98 EST, you wrote:
>My brother bought a 93 Eurovan a year or so ago, he loves it but he came to me
>in a fit of anger over the guages. Thinking that since I am such a VW advocate
>that I could help to releive the problem and calm him down. apparently the
>guages are falsely reading or not at all, (re: gas, temp, etc.). This is also
>happening on his wife's 91 cabrio, it is the same problem with both. Was there
>a f#$@-up in these at the factory??? Is there an easy remedy? He has had it in
>to the local VW dealer 4 times and they are still scratching their heads...
>Duhhh>>>
>Any helpfull hints would be much appreciated.
>
>Thanx Chris

I have seen this kind of thing on the Scirocco - it was bad connections at
the senders on the engine. I cleaned the connectors and coated them with
Vaseline to keep out the moisture - no more problems..

This trick works good on injection sensors and light bulbs, too.

Chuck Kuecker

ckuecker@mcs.net

'83 Scirocco (Katy's car now)
'58 Ghia Convert
'75 Bug
'67 Bug
'63 Bug (*still* for sale)
'91 Vanagon