My TR3 fuel gage has always been optimistic, staying at Full for a long
time, after a fill up, and being nearly empty at a quarter tank. (No, I
don't know exactly when it runs out, but I put 11 gallons in the 12 gallon
tank, with over 1/4 full on the gage)
This weekend I was under the dash with my VOM and found that the fuel gage
runs only 0.4 volts below the battery voltage. Since I have much
non-original wiring behind the dash and since many other listers have had
problems with, or been missing, voltage stabilzers, I figured I'd ask. Do
I have a voltage stabilizer problem with a 0.4 volt difference, or am I
just measuring a typical Lucas voltage drop across the terminal connections?
The readings were 11.8V - fuel gage and 12.2v - battery. (nearly full tank)
(BTW - the battery is fine, It was a little low because I was working with
the power on for a while, finding the loose connections which knocked out
my panel lights.)
I seem to recall, maybe from the list, that the voltage stabilizer was
supposed to bring the voltage down to 8-10 Volts, which means I have a
problem.
The $20,000 question. Where is/was this device and what does it look like?
Thanks in advance.
Jack Brooks
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