Sometimes when the regulator goes bad the gauges alternate between full and
empty or hot and cold. Very weird the first time it happened. Unfortuantely
my regulator didn't last all that long. I guess it depends on how much
moisture is in the air and where you live.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick J. Horne" <horne@cs.utexas.edu>
To: "O'Farrell, Fergus" <Ofarrell.Fergus@hitco.com>
Cc: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: optimistic fuel gauge / formula one trivia
> Furgus,
>
> When my regulator (not resistor, which I don't believe there is one), both
> my temperature and fuel gauge both read low, so I suspect that you have a
> bad dash regulator. It turned out that there was a high resistance
> connection where one of the brass rivets connected the electrical
> connection to the bi-metal strip inside. After 33 years I figure that this
> regulator has more than served its time!
>
> Peace,
> Pat
>
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>
> Pat Horne, Network Manager, Shop Supervisor, Future planner
> CS Dept, University of Texas, Austin, Tx. 78712 USA
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>
> On Wed, 6 Mar 2002, O'Farrell, Fergus wrote:
>
> > So now I've heard that if the resistor is blown your gas gauge reads low
and
> > the temp gauge reads high. Mine both read low, bad grounding maybe?
> > I agree with Gordon, the turning G-force seen in F1 makes me get real
bored
> > watching NASCAR, but that is only an opinion. F1 anecdote: My workplace
> > sells carbon/carbon brakes & rotors to F1 teams, and the sales rep was
> > recently told that the downforce created was sufficient for the car, at
full
> > speed, to drive on an inverted surface, if you could only get it there
at
> > speed. Hmm, modify one of those hi-speed test tracks so that after the
90
> > degree banked turn you go up rather than down and drive on the roof?
> > Fergus O, pondering the improbable
> >
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