On Thu, 27 Apr 1995, Will Zehring wrote:
> Fellow fiends:
>
> Okay, so I'm joining the legions of those with some sort of electrical
> problem with the fuel gauge/sending unit circuit. I changed the sending
> unit last night and it hasn't improved my problem: the gauge is having
> seizures on an almost minute by minute basis. I put in a new sending unit
> so, apart from the possibility of a poor ground at the tank, I'm operating
> on the assumption that the sending unit is good and the gauge is bad. I
> want to check the voltage at the gauge. Hence: rediculously stupid electics
> question: I assume that what the sending unit really is is a variable
> resistor (Yes/no?). Hence, what the gas gauge really is is an ampmeter
> (yes/no?). Can I just hook up my trusty radio shack amp/volt meter to the
> lines and make sure that the signal is a steady one (i.e. that the needle's
> dance is not due to wildly fluctuating signals from the sending unit)? What
> do I read? Amps? What scale? Comments? Diplomas?
>
> I suppose it is time to either (1) ignore the whole thing and fill up every
> 200 miles or (2) get the gauge fixed.
>
> Will "and my oil preassure gague is sticking, too" Zehring
>
>
Will,
This is an easy one. From what your discription says--
fuel and oil gauges acting stupid, my first guess would be the voltage
regulator for the dash guages. I don't know exactly where yours is
located but it should be on the fire wall somewhere, of course on the
people side of the firewall. I am sure that some good soul will tell us
all where to find your v.r.
Once you find it take it to the nearest witch doctor and have the
evil Lucastor exorsized from the thing.
LEX
where is the spell scheker fore this thing
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