[Roadsters] Temp and fuel gauges don't work (was "Re: I Don't Know When I'm About To Run Out Of Gas")

[Pete Peters]

Long-time known issue discussed many times here and 311s.org: 

<http://www.311s.org/pmwiki-311/pmwiki.php?n=TechSection.FuelTempRegulator> 

Generally, when both the water temp and fuel gauges are not working, it's the instrument voltage regulator, which is attached to the steering column. Looks like this: 

<http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/ppeters914/stuff/water%20fuel%20gauges%20voltage%20reg/Picture020Small.jpg> 
<http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l221/ppeters914/stuff/water%20fuel%20gauges%20voltage%20reg/Picture023Small.jpg> 

Last I checked, this item is NLA from Nissan. 

Pete 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Dziuba" <roadster68 at shaw.ca> 
To: "MH" <twobeaners at earthlink.net>, "RWM (Out of the Office)" <RWM at RWMann.com>, datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net 
Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 8:27:17 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific 
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] I Don't Know When I'm About To Run Out Of Gas 


I have had the same problem since restoring my 68. Don't have the electrical smarts to figure this one out. Now I will have to see how my guages react when roadster is running and off. This whole conversation sounds a but familiar. Temp guage would not work either. Seems to me that they both tie into the back of the ammeter. And is there a resistor under the dash that is involved too? Larry.