Instrument cluster - gauges faulty

unclekenz · 26 November 2012 00:12

Hi ALL,

I'm presently experiencing after I start/run the engine, the fuel and temperature guages operate correctly for a while, say 10 minutes, then together they both drop to zero position and stay there.

Anyone know what components, perhaps on the back of the instrument cluster or fuse/relay box or somewhere else around the van that might be the culprit and I should check? TIA.

Cheers.

Ken

turbovan2001 · 26 November 2012 00:23

Voltage Stabiizer on the back of the instrument cluster comes to mind ..a very small part. I find bad ones every once in a while.
also...loose nuts that secrure those gauges to the printed circuit - I've seen that.

did you try 'twacking' on the top of the instrument cluster ?
My ancient Volvo does that ..
every once in a while...gotta give it a firm twack on top of the instrument cluster to wake things up.

same for any light that is out ..
about half the time a good thump or twack will make it work again.

scott
www.turbovans.com

On 11/25/2012 4:12 PM, Ken Garratt wrote:

Hi ALL,
I'm presently experiencing after I start/run the engine, the fuel and temperature guages operate correctly for a while, say 10 minutes, then together they both drop to zero position and stay there.

Anyone know what components, perhaps on the back of the instrument cluster or fuse/relay box or somewhere else around the van that might be the culprit and I should check? TIA.

Cheers.

Ken

unclekenz · 26 November 2012 01:47

Hi Scott,

Thanks for the lead.

Can you help with identifying the part please, maybe part number, where and what exactly I should be looking for, what it looks like, is it soldered on or a plugin, that sort of thing.

Might this be a part say someone like Van Cafe would stock?

Sorry, I'm no auto electrician. TIA.

Cheers.

Ken

Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:23:06 -0800
From: scottdaniel@turbovans.com
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
CC: unclekenz@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Instrument cluster - gauges faulty

Voltage Stabiizer on the back of the instrument cluster comes to mind ..a very small part. I find bad ones every once in a while.
also...loose nuts that secrure those gauges to the printed circuit - I've seen that.

did you try 'twacking' on the top of the instrument cluster ?
My ancient Volvo does that ..
every once in a while...gotta give it a firm twack on top of the instrument cluster to wake things up.

same for any light that is out ..
about half the time a good thump or twack will make it work again.
Send
scott
www.turbovans.com

On 11/25/2012 4:12 PM, Ken Garratt wrote:

Hi ALL,
I'm presently experiencing after I start/run the engine, the fuel and temperature guages operate correctly for a while, say 10 minutes, then together they both drop to zero position and stay there.

Anyone know what components, perhaps on the back of the instrument cluster or fuse/relay box or somewhere else around the van that might be the culprit and I should check? TIA.

Cheers.

Ken

unclekenz · 28 November 2012 07:07

Hi Scott and ALL,

My fuel and temp gauges are working correctly again, the fault was as Scott suggested, the plug-in voltage regulator (stabilizer) on the back of the instrument cluster. In the end, the simple fix was to replace it.

Supply sources I found for replacement part are ....

Goto: http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van_1223689737929/page_104_1067/voltage_stabilizer_-_see_description.html

Goto: http://www.busdepot.com/catalogsearch/result?category=0&order=default_sort_order&dir=desc&q=voltage+stabilizer

Thanks again Scott. Cheers.

Ken

From: unclekenz@hotmail.com
To: syncro_t3_australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Instrument cluster - gauges faulty
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:47:32 +1100

Hi Scott,

Thanks for the lead.

Can you help with identifying the part please, maybe part number, where and what exactly I should be looking for, what it looks like, is it soldered on or a plugin, that sort of thing.

Might this be a part say someone like Van Cafe would stock?

Sorry, I'm no auto electrician. TIA.

Cheers.

Ken

Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:23:06 -0800
From: scottdaniel@turbovans.com
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
CC: unclekenz@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Instrument cluster - gauges faulty

Voltage Stabiizer on the back of the instrument cluster comes to mind ..a very small part. I find bad ones every once in a while.
also...loose nuts that secrure those gauges to the printed circuit - I've seen that.

did you try 'twacking' on the top of the instrument cluster ?
My ancient Volvo does that ..
every once in a while...gotta give it a firm twack on top of the instrument cluster to wake things up.

same for any light that is out ..
about half the time a good thump or twack will make it work again.
Send
scott
www.turbovans.com

On 11/25/2012 4:12 PM, Ken Garratt wrote:

Hi ALL,
I'm presently experiencing after I start/run the engine, the fuel and temperature guages operate correctly for a while, say 10 minutes, then together they both drop to zero position and stay there.

Anyone know what components, perhaps on the back of the instrument cluster or fuse/relay box or somewhere else around the van that might be the culprit and I should check? TIA.

Cheers.

Ken