At 11:00 AM 2/7/2001, hugo wrote:
>it started yesterday when i started the car in the morning.  I turned the
>engine off for a second and when i started it again-no flashing.  this
>morning, same thing.

How's the humidity where you are?  If your coolant isn't low it could be
the gauge itself failing to terminate its self-test of the blinker.  Having
it stop when you recycle the power is a clue that this is what's happening.

I have a temp gauge with those symptoms sitting here waiting for me to take
it apart and see what component is causing this sort of behavior -- I have
my suspicions already.  But disassembly is no joke, starting with drilling
out the rivets that hold the face on and then progressing to some careful
unsoldering.

david

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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