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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?

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