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Re: Fuel Gauge

To: <theskinny@excite.com>
Subject: Re: Fuel Gauge
From: "Larry Miller" <millerls@ado13.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 10:28:32 -0700
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
References: <931281873.22364.744@excite.com>
Reply-to: "Larry Miller" <millerls@ado13.com>
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The tale of TWO Larry's.

Larry Macy is having heating problems.

Larry Miller (Me) is having the fuel gauge problem. The gauge is wired
through a voltage stabilizer. When not wired through the stabilizer it just
goes to full and stays there.

Larry Miller
http://www.ado13.com
"Nothing Is Foolproof To A Sufficiently Talented Fool"







----- Original Message -----
From: <theskinny@excite.com>
To: <millerls@ado13.com>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: Fuel Gauge


> Larry:
> Just realized you are having problems with both your fuel gauge and temp
> guage.  My money is betting that you do not have them wired through the
> voltage stabalizer.  It is a little box, about 1"x1/2"x1/2" mounted to the
> back side of the dash board right above the radio console, with a green
> supply wire, and two Light Green with dark green trace wires coming off of
> it.  The LGG wires supply the reduced voltage to your fuel gauge and temp
> guage.  The voltage stabalizer is necessary, because in full charge
> conditions, the alternator/dynamo is supplying the electrical system with
up
> to 16 volts, which would cause the electrical gauges to read higher
(hotter
> or fuller) than when the voltage is under drain, say when honking the
horns,
> or using the highbeams.  The solution is to supply a stabalized 8 volts at
> all times, so the gauges would not be affected by changes in voltage.
Hope
> this is it.  Good luck.
>
> David Riker
>
>
>
>
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