[DeTomaso] headlights vs temp guage

[Peter Kovacs]

SOBill,

You ask 'who knows'? We all know. We know you'll think about it. You know you'll think about it. Your wife knows you'll think about it.
Hell, even my wife knows you'll think about it.....and you come up with a diagnosis, a solution, and share it with us all.

...and we all love you for it....and your wife will continue to love you even with one (more) broken promise. LOL

Thanks in advance for solving the problem evidently many of us have...again.
 
Peter Kovacs
Property Equity & Mortgage Mgmt
209 345-6708 
209 523-4919 fx




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From: "SOBill at aol.com" <SOBill at aol.com>
To: MikeLDrew at aol.com; peter-kovacs at sbcglobal.net; detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 10:09:51 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] headlights vs temp guage

Peter,
 
I don't know why it would do that and I promised my wife I wouldn't think about it. But I probably will think about it. Who knows?
 
Have fun,

SOBill Taylor
sobill at aol.com 

In a message dated 2/20/2009 6:56:25 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, MikeLDrew at aol.com writes:

In a message dated 2/20/09 18 01 3, peter-kovacs at sbcglobal.net writes:


> Is there any reason my temp guage should read 25 degrees higher when my 
> lights are on? I am quite sure my headlights do generate enough heat to the 
> radiator. Thoughts?
> 

If you look, you'll see your other gauges are jumping too--fuel quantity and 
oil pressure.   Mine do the same thing, and it's quite annoying.

Electricity is all PFM to me, but I believe the issue has to do with 
inadequate grounding of the gauge illumination circuit.   In my car, the gauges jump 
when the first position (parking lights) are selected also.

In the short term, I am just keeping it in mind and adding a mental 
correction factor whenever the lights are on.   In the longer term, I'm hoping I can 
sic an Electrical Guru on it.

I have a sneaking feeling they're going to tell me to do something I really 
don't want to have to do--reach under the car and clean/improve the grounding 
at the stud that's buried somewhere under the dash.   Groan.

Mike


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