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Subject:Re: Fuel and coolant Gauges not working?
From:Mike S
Date:Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:31:59 -0400
At 10:41 PM 3/15/2008, Slloth wrote...
>"Well, both the fuel gauge and the temperature gauge get their
>operating
>voltage from the voltage regulator in the dash pod.  I'd look there
>first"
>
>Where is this located exactly in the '84?  Also what does it look
>like?

They're mounted on the back of the instrument cluster. They look like a
transistor.

They're in a TO202-1 package, so it looks similar to this:
http://www.chez.com/xizard/Cours/Images/photo_transistor_TO202.jpeg

VW used a TCA700Y, which have been discontinued and are getting hard to
find these days.