On my 82 diesel, as of late the fuel gauge and temp gauge are of one mind,
but a sick mind nevertheless.  they seem to work in unison, but are
incorrect on the low side.  just sitting at idle, the fuel guage might
wander about 1/8 tank, while it is rare that the temp gauge ever gets out of
the "cold" position.  The temp warning light always flashes for a few
seconds at startup, as normal, and has never come on.  when the temp gauge
goes up, the fuel gauge does to, and the same back down.  I am suspecting my
voltage stabilizer.  Mine doesn't seem to match any photos in the bentley
but poking around I was able to find about 6 ohms from the ground point to
the underdash ground crown.  Any insight into this?

Two other questions someone might know the answer to:

Is there a radio shack replacement for the voltage stabilizer and if so,
what number?  Mine is wired different from the bentley because the center
connection is not connected to anything and I don't think there's any place
for it to connect with.  again, this is an 82 diesel westy.

The bentley suggests testing the guages with the VW 1301.  I gather this is
a big variable resistor.  if so, what are the equivalent settings in ohms
for testing the fuel and temp gauges?  settings from bentley are 55, 560
(fuel) and since the only coolant temp gauge mentioned is for water cooled
from 85, these settings seem to be 50 and 510 on the VW 1301.

Any help would be appreciated, as I can't really troubleshoot my cooling
system very well without trusting my guage.

Alan

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