- 1. rheostat freaking out...any ideas? (score: 1)
- Author: Karl Shultz <karl.shultz@ibm.net>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 11:26:38 -0500
- Well I finally managed to fix the "wiring loom of death" and get all the gauges right. Found one burnt out bulb for the fuel gauge light...when I went to Autozone and the guy asked "what kind of car
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01354.html (8,139 bytes)
- 2. RE: rheostat freaking out...any ideas? (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 09:19:12 +0100
- The infamous Prince is very busy in your car. Looks like a bas contact in the lines. Clean all suspect contacts, replace all black receptacles wherein the bullet connectors fit and check for loose o
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01399.html (9,311 bytes)
- 3. Re: rheostat freaking out...any ideas? (score: 1)
- Author: Christian Stanton <cstanton@pixley.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 08:49:07 -0500
- I made up a jumper to bypass the rheostat as I didn't use it anyway. All of the dash lights are much brighter than they were with the rheostat turned all of the way up (down?). (Isn't that the positi
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01407.html (8,012 bytes)
- 4. Re: rheostat freaking out...any ideas? (score: 1)
- Author: Skye Poier <skye@ffwd.bc.ca>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 09:52:22 -0800
- Try jumpering the rheostat, but also take apart and clean it, I found mine to be very corroded. I also fit uprated #50 Radio Shack bulbs and I can keep the restored rheostat down almost all the way a
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01428.html (7,975 bytes)
- 5. Re: rheostat freaking out...any ideas? (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 19:46:51 -0000
- If you REALLY want to bypass the rheostat all the ones I have seen have had two spades on each terminal, so you just move one of the wires over to the spare spade on the other side. But come on, sure
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01501.html (8,024 bytes)
- 6. Re: rheostat freaking out...any ideas? (score: 1)
- Author: Skye Poier <skye@ffwd.bc.ca>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 13:09:42 -0800
- I like that idea, its what I would do. The DPO decided squishing the lugs together with a pair of pliers and wrapping them in duct tape would be a better way to do it, one of those things that makes
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01507.html (7,588 bytes)
- 7. Re: rheostat freaking out...any ideas? (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Saidel <saidel@crab.rutgers.edu>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 16:32:26 -0500
- I want to take issue with the "point of honor [sic]". Years ago when I worked as a photographer, I got into an endless debate as to whether the only artistic photograph is one that uses the entire f
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01511.html (10,163 bytes)
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