Edited: another fuel/temp gauge thread, but turns out the harness is melted together
Having been a perfectionist most of my life, I have found that if I can curb that a bit, I have a lot more fun driving them than working on them all the time fixing something that might not really need fixed. It’s an ongoing struggle for me….
I hear that man.
I was running a precise aftermarket gauge cluster, but I wanted to bring my factory gauge cluster back to life and use that. I don’t need precision, just a warning if my fuel is low, temp is high, or oil pressure is low.
At this point, I think for the most part I’ve achieved my objectives. My brake warning lamp works. My oil warning light is now operational. My cluster illumination lights are all working, as well as my turn signals and high beam indicator.
My fuel gauge goes from full to half full quickly, and then goes from half to empty slowly and reads empty with 12 litres in the tank. I can live with that. Someday I’ll install an OEM sender, or maybe not.
My instrument voltage regulator seems to be working correctly. I understand I have to watch for pegging fuel and temp gauges and shut off the car and remove the fuse immediately if that happens.
The only thing now I’m not really sure about is that low temperature reading, I would have expected it to be closer to the middle but again if I’m simply watching it for a spike, I can live with that.
