Gauges Problem

juice_2 · Post by **juice_2** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:58 am

i had this problem but it was the oil and water temp, oil guage problem was the sender unit diaphram was shagged a new sender fixed that and the temp one was a loose/dirty connector onto the sender unit, replaced it and it worked fine as for your fuel guage i'd check the connectors and make sure their not dirty or corroded.

enthuzed · Post by **enthuzed** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:40 pm

Sounds like the sender for the oil guage is dicky Al. Got one you can swap?

Post by **Alspos** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:51 pm

Yeah, I have a spare, but the fact that all of them doing it points to a wiring problem, rather than all the senders being shagged.

enthuzed · Post by **enthuzed** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:15 pm

That being the case, then yep I'd agree with that...

coop1er · Post by **coop1er** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:00 pm

I know that you said that you tried another instrument cluster, but what adrian said about a voltage regulator will definately cause the problems you have. That is if Starions have a voltage regulator in the dash? :?

juice_2 · Post by **juice_2** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:32 pm

but if you earth out the sender wires and the guages work ie go full sweep then the wiring is usually ok

Post by **Alspos** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:57 am

The saga continues.....

Grabbed spare temp sender, put into a cup of boiling water, earthed sender and connected the wire from engine temperature sender. Turned car ignition on and temp gauge reads about a quarter.

I pulled out the existing sender in engine and did the same test, same result, gauge reads about a quarter.

Then I started the engine....gauge did not register, it's as dead as flares.

Ran the car (only for a few minutes as I was in the garage) and lights, hazards, indicators, heater fan, cigarette lighter, radio, interior lights, tacho, boost gauge, wipers, rear wiper

and demister relay kicks in and works too.

I have run an extra earth from the inlet manifold to the battery clamp and another from the body to the battery clamp.

This is doing my head in......

WANTSOM · Post by **WANTSOM** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:39 pm

it's as dead as flares

WHAAAAAATTTT????

Dont tell me. Ah Fluck!

Cookiemonster · Post by **Cookiemonster** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:48 am

Alspos wrote:The saga continues.....

Grabbed spare temp sender, put into a cup of boiling water, earthed sender and connected the wire from engine temperature sender. Turned car ignition on and temp gauge reads about a quarter.

I pulled out the existing sender in engine and did the same test, same result, gauge reads about a quarter.

Then I started the engine....gauge did not register, it's as dead as flares.

Ran the car (only for a few minutes as I was in the garage) and lights, hazards, indicators, heater fan, cigarette lighter, radio, interior lights, tacho, boost gauge, wipers, rear wiper and demister relay kicks in and works too.

I have run an extra earth from the inlet manifold to the battery clamp and another from the body to the battery clamp.

This is doing my head in......

So when are you selling it? rofl

Land Rocket · Post by **Land Rocket** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 11:43 am

Alspos wrote:This farken thing is giving me the irrits.

What the heck is a irrits?!?
It must only be native to AU.

Cookiemonster · Post by **Cookiemonster** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:11 pm

Land Rocket wrote:
Alspos wrote:This farken thing is giving me the irrits.

What the heck is a irrits?!?
It must only be native to AU.

It's a combination of "This is irritating" and "This is giving me the shits"

Land Rocket · Post by **Land Rocket** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:12 pm

Cookiemonster wrote:
Land Rocket wrote:
Alspos wrote:This farken thing is giving me the irrits.

What the heck is a irrits?!?
It must only be native to AU.
It's a combination of "This is irritating" and "This is giving me the shits"

Oh that would be like half the adolesent little pricks on SQC?!?

LOL

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