Not sure if this applies to the Vanagon, but on my old Rabbit and Vw Bug there was something that looked like a transistor called a 'voltage regulator' or 'voltage vibrator' When this would go out, it would make the gauges read funny. Joel Hembel wrote: > Hello everyone, I have a situation with my guages on my 82 westy diesel. > It seems as though my temperature and gas guage read optimistically > high. Both by about a 1/4 inch. I ran out of gas just when I hit the red > zone on the fuel guage. An the temp guage reads 2/3rds when the > thermostadt opens up. (Ive replaced the thermostadt and it still reads > the same) One other tidbit to add to the mix is the guages run a little > higher when tha headlights are switched on. Sounds like a ground or poor > connection???? What should I clean, or try? Thanks for any suggestions. > Joel |
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