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tootype2crazy
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420GOAT
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THE CONTACT must have jammed up and tore up the windings. the more they spread apart the resistance changes to read on the dash.
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tootype2crazy
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| THE CONTACT must have jammed up and tore up the windings. the more they spread apart the resistance changes to read on the dash. |
Actually the vibrator stopped working and the extra voltage heated up the winding on the sender to the point that it burned through the hard plastic thing the winding is mounted to. With that burnt the wiper caught the winding and twisted it all up. No need to yell.
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Wildthings
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That is probably what is being used in current production, but there may have been another style used earlier. Don't know. |
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tootype2crazy
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I just thought I would update on this problem. I replaced the vibrator with the solid state components and put in a new sender. No change. That told me it was the gauge itself. I acquired one and put it in today and it works great. The solid state parts are working quite well too. I ended getting the repop sender from airhead parts and the build quality seems very good. It has functioned quite well so far.
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1978 Transporter (mom's, making into a camper)
1970 Single Cab 2.1 turbo/EFI 6 Rib, 78 front beam, vanagon backing plates on rear (project)
2001 GTI VR6 (wife's) |
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