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Subject:Re: Intermittent low instrument reading?
From:Don Hanson
Date:Tue, 4 Sep 2018 13:42:47 -0700

The temp gauge has been reading low all along, but it read even lower when
the gas gauge went low...or maybe both were completely out, though I can't
confirm that... I was driving and was watching where I was going...smiley
face

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On Tue, Sep 4, 2018, 11:39 AM Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> So do both the temp and fuel gauge intermittently read low, lower, or
> not at all at the same time?
>
> Neil.
>
>
> On 9/4/18, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
> >   I've been having low temperature guage readings for quite some time...
> > like just at or below the first line(84 van)...My fan goes on at the
> point
> > where the needle hits the LED...inconsistent, actually where that guage
> > reads, but approximately like that usually.
> >   Received my gas guage began going wonky, too.  Reading empty, then on
> > next start, reading normally.  I
> >   Is this a ground issue, or that little resistor, maybe?  Where should I
> > start?  Thanks, DH
> >
>
>
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