The center lead is the ground and is also connected to the metal tab on the
top where the screw holds it on. So it's connected there.

Joe

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Beth and Chris Geiser" <geiser@EXECPC.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 6:50 AM
Subject: Temp/fuel gauges

> Hi all,
>         Within a week of each other, my temp and fuel gauge stopped
> working ('82 diesel).  I read here that both gauges go through the
> voltage stabilizer, so my first step was to look at that... I had a new
> one here as both gauges were moving around quite a bit before that, and
> I was going to replace it anyway.  When you look at the stabilizer,
> there are 3 prongs on the "E" looking thing.  Only the two outside
> prongs attach to anything... did the middle prong used to attach to
> something, or does that just sit in free space?  If it used to attach to
> something, does that just "rattle off", and would this explain my gauges
> not working?  Any other explanations?
> Sorry if this is way off base.
> Thanks,
> Chris
>