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Location:
Gold Coast
Registered:
October 2002
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doesw anyones fuel/temp guage needles jump about?
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Thu, 07 August 2003 01:10
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hi all
its really starting to annoy me when i go over a bump because my fuel/temp (mainly fuel) will jump alover the place. is there any fix for this? oh and its in a RA23
thanks
Daniel
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
March 2003
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Re: doesw anyones fuel/temp guage needles jump about?
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Thu, 07 August 2003 02:06
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It sounds like you may have a loose earth strap, check all the earth points that go to and from your gauges.
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Location:
Gold Coast
Registered:
October 2002
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Re: doesw anyones fuel/temp guage needles jump about?
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Thu, 07 August 2003 09:17
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that seems unusual, can you explain how these guages work? your saying that a weak signal will make the needle wobble arround on rough roads.
i is stupid.
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Location:
Perth
Registered:
June 2002
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Re: doesw anyones fuel/temp guage needles jump about?
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Thu, 07 August 2003 09:40
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These are moving coil guages. Basically an ammeter. A variable resistor changes the current draw in the circuit. The variable resistor in this case is the fuel sender.
The fuel guage basically measures current(the guage is not calibrated in amps though)
The cause for the jumping around is basically sloppage in the guage linkages etc.
not sure if there is an easy fix for this problem
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