<VV> LM Gas Gauge Inaccuracy

[Jay Pitchford]

Started to rain here. No more test drives tonight. Made a vodka tonic. Now
properly fortified, will go out to garage and stare down evil red plastic
thingy. Grrrrrrrrrr.

On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 5:50 PM, Harry Yarnell <hyarnell1 at earthlink.net>wrote:

> Dare I be the first to introduce the new fellow to the horrid red plastic
> thingy?
> Late models have a terminal on the frame rail near the battery that
> connects the battery with the main red lead that powers the car.
> It's a single stud imbedded in a RED plastic surround...
>
> Harry Yarnell
> Perryman garage and orphanage
> Perryman, MD
> hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay Pitchford" <
> jay.pitchford at gmail.com>
> To: <jvhroberts at aol.com>
> Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; <HallGrenn at aol.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 5:31 PM
>
> Subject: Re: <VV> LM Gas Gauge Inaccuracy
>
>
>  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
>>>
>>>
>>>  -----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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 9/20/2009 4:03:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> jay.pitchford at gmail.com writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Where do I find the grounding strap at?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jay,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> There is a flat strip that is hard against the plastic backing of the
>>> dash
>>>
>>> that drops down from the back of the gauge cluster on the right side of
>>> the
>>>
>>>  steering column to the first bottom dash screw to the right of the
>>>
>>> steering  column (the screw points up and is one of the ones that secures
>>> the
>>>
>>> dash
>>>
>>> to the  dash frame).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Good luck.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
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