Hans - the oil gauge and tach do not use the stabiliser, only the fuel and
temp gauges. If you have the factory stabiliser you should see 12v going in
and 12v switching on and off a couple of times a second coming out.
PaulH.
-----Original Message-----
From: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
To: 'Bob Howard' <mgbob@juno.com>; Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: 20 September 1999 14:33
Subject: RE: My GT runs!!!
>Hi Bob,
>
>Thanks for your positive response.
>As my GT has an electric oil pressure gauge (ex-California car) and an
>electric rev counter, I assume the stabaliser should be o.k. These two
>instruments appear to work fine.
>Am I right here?
>
>
>Cheers,
>
>Hans
>
>'71GT
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bob Howard [SMTP:mgbob@juno.com]
>> Sent: Monday, September 20, 1999 3:23 PM
>> To: H.Duinhoven@simac.nl
>> Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: My GT runs!!!
>>
>> 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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