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RE: Temperature Gauge Quiver

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Subject: RE: Temperature Gauge Quiver
From: Gernot Vonhoegen <gernot.vonhoegen@stir.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 13:23:30 +0100
Sounds like some trapped air at the feeler, nothing I would worry about.

Gernot



> I think it is something in the guage.  I drove my GT6 today and
> noticed the
> same thing, it jiggled until it moved up a little then it was solid.
> I
> parked it for about 20 minutes and then drove home.  When I started
> home
> the water was already warm and the needle went maybe 1/4 the way up
> immediately, but no jiggle.    I bet the fuel would do the same thing
> if I
> ever let it get that low.
> 
> Sam
> 
> At 12:50 PM 3/29/98 +0000, Tom O'Malley wrote:
> >
> >
> >Micheal writes...
> >
> >>> I would think if it was the voltage stabilizer then the needle
> would
> >>> not stop quivering.
> >>> 
> >>> Anyone have any thoughts on this?
> >>
> >>For the first 30 seconds to a minute of running time, I think this
> is
> >>fairly common. In fact, the quivering _is_ due to the voltage
> >>stabilizer.
> >
> >One reason I would guess that it's not the voltage stabiliser is that
> >it feeds both the temp and fuel guage.  I'd expect to see them both
> >quivering if the VS was bad.
> >
> >Cheers!
> >Tom O'Malley
> >'74, '77 Spits
> > 
> 

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