80 series electrical problem.
Submitted: Saturday, Mar 05, 2005 at 16:11
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Of Mice & Men
Hi guys,
I was coming back from a trip today, with camper in tow, when I hit a bump in the road causing both the fuel gauge & the temperature gauge needles to rise to their maximum possible position. This has happened to me once before, again while I was towing, both times I pulled over & checked the engine temp just in case it was over-heating, & found it to be operating normally. So I'm wondering if anybody has had similar problems & how they fixed the problem.
Thanks, OM&M.
Reply By: Patroleum - Saturday, Mar 05, 2005 at 21:25
Saturday, Mar 05, 2005 at 21:25
I had the same fault with a 70 series l,cruiser Bundera. Used to happen on highway driving only, both fuel and temp would go to full at same time. Spoke to instrument tech in
Brisbane - he said it was a faulty voltage regulator in the instrument cluster. Never had it repaired but from memory it was not very costly.
Good Luck
Greg
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Reply By: jenkie - Saturday, Mar 05, 2005 at 22:37
Saturday, Mar 05, 2005 at 22:37
As said above it could be the voltage regulator but could be the earth to the voltage regulator causing the problem
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Reply By: Of Mice & Men - Sunday, Mar 06, 2005 at 08:46
Sunday, Mar 06, 2005 at 08:46
thanks guys,
I will look into getting it fixed, thanks for the info. I realize I could leave it, but every time it happens, it scares the s**t out of me.
all the best OM&M.
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