

| Subject: | Re: adding resister to center 1.9 coolant temp gauge? |
| From: | Zolly |
| Date: | Tue, 6 Jul 2010 17:27:25 -0700 |
Yes, it was always making me wonder what is that makes one gauge read high and the other low. Most vans are registering about the middle or lower. But I have come accross some that was consistently showing high or some very low. What governs it to be this or that way? Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Guzyk" <paullist08@GUZYK.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 4:57 PM Subject: adding resister to center 1.9 coolant temp gauge? > My 1.9 style dash coolant temp sender died. > > I replaced it with a new one. Now the gauge reads high, about 65%-70% > when normal operating temperature instead of 50% (LED dead center) like > the old one. > > I'm thinking of adding a resister in series with the new temp sensor to > get the needle back in the middle. > > Anyone seen this before? > What value resister/pot did you add? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.830 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2986 - Release Date: 07/06/10 11:36:00
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