Tim, Art, aficianados:
Usually in ANY BRITISH CAR - when both the fuel gauge and the temp gauge
stop working -if not the supply fuse, the culprit is usually the voltage
stabilizer, found in the upper right footwell sidewall of a TR$, sorry TR4.
Check the connections, as well as the feeder fuse. The Voltage stabilizer is
a bimetallic gizmo that 'lowers' the 12V from the battery or 14v output from
the genreator/alternator to @ 10.0-10.5 v and then feeds the gauges.
Folks whose voltage stabilizer has 'internally shorted' - have fuel gauges
and temp gauges that 'read high' - often 'scare-ing' people into thinking
the engine is running hot (lots of summer emotional discomfort);or causes
them to run out of gas when the gas gauge still reads almost 1/4 full.
VTR reprinted my article on voltage stabilizer syndrome in Fall 2001 #80,
originally in Capital Triumph Register "The Standard" in March 2001.
If you'd like a copy, I'll snail mail to you!
Sherman Taffel
staffel@comcast.net
'65 TR4
CT40054L
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