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Hi All,
I have put a HZ GTS dash in my WB ute.
I am having problems with the temperature and fuel gauge, giving incorrect readings - both are reading at the lower end of the gauge.
Have checked the gauges manually, check earths etc etc.
My next stop is checking the ballast resistor -
Can anyone tell me where i can find it! It's driving me up the wall...
Any input would be greatly appreciated
cheers
Leigh
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Is there a strap from the battery -ve to the body? This missing throws out resistive style guages.
The ballast resistor doesn't exist in a WB, and wouldn't affect your dash anyway.
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Hi Byron,
Thanks for your response it is appreciated.
Yes i have an earth strap from the battery.
In the process of checking the ohms on the sender, body etc
Cheers
Leigh
PS You wouldn't happen to know what Ohms i should have from the sender to
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Check the resistance from the -ve terminal to somewhere metal on the shell eg a point where there is a -ve connetion to the body (RHS door pillar on a WB is a good spot). The -ve strap may be bad, or it's connection may be bad. Note that it's not an earth |
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Make sure you are using the correct sender unit for the dash.
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Is the negative wire off the gauges earthed ? There should be a couple of black wires which earth to the cluster frame near the clock . If they aren't there the guages wont work
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