<VV> LM Gas Gauge Inaccuracy

[Jay Pitchford]

Thanks to everyone. I found the ground strap, snugged the screw. I'm not
certain whether/how well it's connected at the ground lug on the instrument
cluster. I like the idea of a dedicated ground wire from the lug to a good
chassis ground. Even if it doesn't turn out to be the root cause of all my
instrument evils, it's a smart move. I guess I need to pull the whole durn
dash out and do that.
Dare the newbie ask what the horrid red plastic thingy is? Or will I need to
brace myself with a vodka tonic first?

On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 4:36 PM, <jvhroberts at aol.com> wrote:

>  That strap is a problem FAR more frequently than it should be. Worse than
> the horrid red plastic thingy. <G>
>
> Add a dedicated ground wire, from the dash ground to the chassis ground,
> and never worry about it again! Make sure it's long enough to connect it
> with the dash in or out.
>
>  John Roberts
>
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>  -----Original Message-----
> From: HallGrenn at aol.com
> To: jay.pitchford at gmail.com
> Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Sent: Sun, Sep 20, 2009 4:09 pm
> Subject: Re: <VV> LM Gas Gauge Inaccuracy
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> In a message dated 9/20/2009 4:03:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jay.pitchford at gmail.com writes:
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> Where do I find the grounding strap at?
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> Jay,
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> There is a flat strip that is hard against the plastic backing of the dash
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> that drops down from the back of the gauge cluster on the right side of the
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>  steering column to the first bottom dash screw to the right of the
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> steering  column (the screw points up and is one of the ones that secures the
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> dash
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> to the  dash frame).
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> Good luck.
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> Bob
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