Mike, and Listers,
Since you're using a VDO gauge, and a VDO sender as well, I would be somewhat
surprised if they were not compatible with each other. However, when you wired
the gauge, did you get the gauge power from the instrument regulator output
(10V) or from the ignition circuit (13 to 14 V)? I am not really familiar with
VDO gauges but since they are an aftermarket gauge I would expect that they have
an internal regulator and are designed to hook straight to the ignition. Having
too low a supply voltage might cause it to read high (on Tiger gauges low
voltage causes them to read low).
Good luck,
Theo Smit
tsmit@novatel.ca
B382002705
http://members.home.net/tsmit/tiger1.html
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Palmer [SMTP:rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 1999 11:51 PM
> To: Stu Brennan; Mike Sutter; Tiger Email Network
> Subject: Re: Temperature Gauges
>
> Stu,
>
> My "clue" that MIke's temperature gauge was reading twenty degrees too high
> was his observation, similar to yours, that his temperature ran twenty
> degrees over the nominal thermostat control temperature for two different
> thermostats and temperatures. In your case I would bet that your gauge is
> reading about ten degrees too high. Most thermostats seem to control the
> temperature at pretty close to the set point . . . provided, of course, the
> cooling system is not a limitation. If you want to calibrate your
> temperature gauge, you might want to start with the tech tips on Mark
> Olson's Web page on this subject.
>
> TTFN,
>
> Bob
>
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