Hans,
How nice to have it running!
If both Temp and Fuel gauges are not working, test the Voltage
Stabiliser. That's the little unit that controls the voltage to these
two instruments. Look up over your left knee for a 2cm x 4cm metal can.
Test for 12v going in and 10v coming out the other side.
Bob
On Mon, 20 Sep 1999 08:44:09 +0200 Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
writes:
>Hi all,
>
>I finally had cranked my '71 BGT with gas.
>After some cranking and quite some smoke the enige started. What a
>joy! The
>odor was a bit less in such a small environment as my garage is (yes
>the
>door was open).
>It runs on 3 cylinders only. After swapping the plugs I found there is
>a
>faulty one.
>I'll replace it next time.
>The smoke came from the manifold gasket and disappeared later.
>
>I ran the GT out of my (basement) garage which was a bit hard for an
>engine
>running on 3 plugs only and a steep runway to the road, but allright
>it
>went.
>So I made a very little tour around the block where I live.
>
>The brakes work, but o I miss the power assistance. I normally drive a
>Peugeot 406 and that car has heavily assisted all disc brakes - so
>it's a
>world's difference.
>
>The oil pressure is o.k.
>The temperature meter still does not work. With the engine running
>there was
>no resistance measured - so I'll replace the sensor.
>
>The fuel gauge does not give a sign as well.
>Although it works - tested with shortly grounding the wire which leads
>to
>the tank sensor - it does not move when connected.
>It reads about 450 ohms to ground.
>Is this normal?
>
>There came a little smoke into the interior from the fresh air outlet.
>
>I'll check this later.
>
>Cheers,
>
>
>Hans
> '71BGT running now!
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