Hey Michael,
The fuel gauge and temp. gauge can read wrong due to problems with the
Voltage Regulator - I think some of the other replies have mentioned
that. It is a common problem.
I would be more worried about the tach! It does not rely on the
voltage regulator; it gets a signal from the ECM. When I was
struggling with no start/poor start problems on my EV, I also had
intermittent tach problems. I am 99% sure the issues were caused by a
bad ground in the ECU wiring harness. There are three different
grounds, and one of mine (wire #13, brown with white stripe) had a
4,000-ohm resistance to ground. I fixed it, but too late - the ECM
had quit, and these are not cheap or easy to find.
Since replacing the ECM and fixing the ground about a month ago, the
tach has been 100% fine and my EV always starts & runs.
I can't help with the headliner as my van is a weekender pop-top so
that part is different...
Ian Mothersill
93 EV Weekender 5sp
Vancouver, Canada
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--- In ev_update@..., "Mike" <joe_leather@...> wrote:
Hello,
Let just say hello to the group I have been lurking here for a little
while now¡ I am learning a lot and though I do not have a camper or
an automatic transmission I enjoy reading those posts. What I do
have is 1993 Eurovan MV with 177365 miles. I have owned it for three
years and before that barrowed it from my in-laws who I believe were
the second owners. The tachometer has been acting up but I can live
with that. Today the gas gauge was higher than it ever was then it
dropped to empty. My question is that the sender or the gauge? Also
could someone measure the distance from the headliner to the top of
the rearview mirror and tell me the measurement? My father-in-law
glued it and it seems to low.
Thanks for all the help!
Michael D.
Northern California
93 EVMV
03 Passat
