Random musings

[soxnail]

I was fixing the fuel gauge, which was offset by a 1/4 tank. In the pic you can see it goes way below empty.




I saw the non populated lamp spots in the instruments cluster board.



Upon illuminating the cluster by shining a light through the empty sockets I discovered that one of them had an indicator glass in front that had CHECK and an engine symbol in it in red. So the thought is, I have a blink code led in my glove box, I could move it to the empty socket in the instrument cluster and get the blink code to not only be visible without opening the glove box, but actually have a check engine symbol flashing in front of me.
What say you ?
Sox

[kdjones2000]

I too have looked at the "options" available in those unlit sockets.

Sounds like a lot of work for not much gain...

[soxnail]

Well I already have the wiring done...if you look at my old thread "DME hacks".
My thinking was that a blink code in the instrument cluster would catch my eye a lot easier than having it in the glove box.
Sox

[mytrplseven]

When the tank is full does the gauge show "full"? I have found that if you look at the gauges page in the owners manual, it shows what those needles' positions on each gauge should look like with the power off. If your needles aren't in those positions, simply expose the Gauge face and move the needles on the shaft until they agree with the owner's manual presentation. With all the miles you have on your gauges, I'll bet several don't sit right.

[soxnail]

Thanks fixed now.
I actually hold the round black disk behind the gauge needle and move it to the proper position, as this eliminates my fat fingers bending the needle itself.
Sox