<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9362"><span>Greetings.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9362" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9601">My 69' has had some mods by the previous owner but I too have some gauge issues. For ex: My aftermarket tach is erratic. At idle it's fine and cruising steady it's fine. But if I"m accelerating, it can jump wildly up to 7k, then down to as low as 1k (and everywhere in between), and I know the engine isn't doing that at all. What really makes it crazy is leaving it in 5th gear (let's say at 50mph) and then flooring it without downshifting. It starts jumping wildly up and down while I'm on the gas. </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9362" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9917">My temp and oil pressure gauges work perfect.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9362" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9890">My fuel gauge is off but I don't think it has anything to do with the v.r. It's just an aftermarket gauge trying to work with an original and working fuel sender.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9362" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9916">IF ANYONE HAS INPUT ON MY ERRATIC TACH, I'm all ears.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9362" dir="ltr"><span>Thank you. </span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9363"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9367" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9366"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9365"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9364"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9368"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9600"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Paul Courson via Datsun-roadsters <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Gerry Royston <gmroyston@hotmail.com> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> datsun-roadsters: autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, December 14, 2016 11:18 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Roadsters] Voltage regulator<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9604"><br><div id="yiv9999032823"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9698"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9697">Making sure you know there are two voltage regulators in the 311.</div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9699">One is up under the dash and directly regulates the gauges.</div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9700">The other is in the engine bay and regulates everything else.</div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9741">Does your mechanic know that?</div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9742">Paul/Annapolis</div>
<div class="yiv9999032823gmail_extra" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9743"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv9999032823gmail_quote" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9744">On Dec 14, 2016 11:09 AM, "Gerry Royston via Datsun-roadsters" <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv9999032823gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9863">
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481738448266_9861">So my mechanic says the voltage regulator is causing some of my gauges to malfunction, specifically the temp and fuel gauge. Says a new one is $180 or an after market one is $100, Seems excessive to me. Are there any other options for replacing or repairing
the voltage regulator I have? Thanks.</div>
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