any ideas on what it can be??Is it the little electrical connection that you can see on the tank behind the wheel at the rear left side of the syncro.?
How to get my fuel gauge working.....
How to get my fuel gauge working.....
It is not working the needle does not move at all,i have to guess how much diesel i have in my tank any ideas on what it can be??
Is it the little electrical connection that you can see on the tank behind the wheel at the rear left side of the syncro.?
any ideas on what it can be??Is it the little electrical connection that you can see on the tank behind the wheel at the rear left side of the syncro.?
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Re: How to get my fuel gauge working.....
Hello.jayster wrote:It is not working the needle does not move at all,i have to guess how much diesel i have in my tank
Is it the little electrical connection that you can see on the tank behind the wheel at the rear left side of the syncro.?
Yes that could be the case.
Disconnect the the electrical connection, but be careful because it is probably corroded and the wire or conector could brake during the disconnecting.
After disconnecting clean the male and female connectors + spray with WD40, 5-56 or best of all 6-66(the marine version of 5-56).
If the connectors are corroded it could be better to change them and reattach new fresh connectors after cutting of approx 1 cm of the wires.
Best of luck.
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And if that doesn't work, check the connection (the large multiplug on the right hand side) underneath the instrument panel, it's particularly weak and if it's been interfered with you can often find poor contacts and even breaks in the printed circuit.
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'Ottar', 1992 syncro ambulanse, 2.1 MV
'Xavier', 1992, 2.1, 2 diffsp. + decoupler.
'Kaleb', 1989, 2.1, 2 diffsp. ex-bårebil + decoupler.
'Ottar', 1992 syncro ambulanse, 2.1 MV
'Xavier', 1992, 2.1, 2 diffsp. + decoupler.
'Kaleb', 1989, 2.1, 2 diffsp. ex-bårebil + decoupler.
Re: How to get my fuel gauge working.....
How do i connect the new connector?and where do i buy one?SYNCRO wrote:Hello.jayster wrote:It is not working the needle does not move at all,i have to guess how much diesel i have in my tank
Is it the little electrical connection that you can see on the tank behind the wheel at the rear left side of the syncro.?
Yes that could be the case.
Disconnect the the electrical connection, but be careful because it is probably corroded and the wire or conector could brake during the disconnecting.
After disconnecting clean the male and female connectors + spray with WD40, 5-56 or best of all 6-66(the marine version of 5-56).
If the connectors are corroded it could be better to change them and reattach new fresh connectors after cutting of approx 1 cm of the wires.
Best of luck.
Eskild
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Biltema market a kit with all sorts of connectors (kabelsko) including the kind on the fuel gauge unit. The kit is standard, cheap, and includes a cutting, stripping and crimping tool. You'll also find these in some petrol stations, electrical and hardware stores.
Andrew Wilder 90198654
'Ottar', 1992 syncro ambulanse, 2.1 MV
'Xavier', 1992, 2.1, 2 diffsp. + decoupler.
'Kaleb', 1989, 2.1, 2 diffsp. ex-bårebil + decoupler.
'Ottar', 1992 syncro ambulanse, 2.1 MV
'Xavier', 1992, 2.1, 2 diffsp. + decoupler.
'Kaleb', 1989, 2.1, 2 diffsp. ex-bårebil + decoupler.
ok thanx for helping,is it an easy process then to change the connecters?Andrew wrote:Biltema market a kit with all sorts of connectors (kabelsko) including the kind on the fuel gauge unit. The kit is standard, cheap, and includes a cutting, stripping and crimping tool. You'll also find these in some petrol stations, electrical and hardware stores.
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Correct me if i am wrong, but as i can recall the connector in question is a special type just for VW. If that is the case you have to buy it from Møller. If you have a soldering iron you can also dissassemble the old on, clean as good as possible (remove the corrosion), cut of aproxx 1 cm of the wires and then reattach with soldering.Andrew wrote:Biltema market a kit with all sorts of connectors (kabelsko) including the kind on the fuel gauge unit. The kit is standard, cheap, and includes a cutting, stripping and crimping tool. You'll also find these in some petrol stations, electrical and hardware stores.
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Yeah i have wondered about that the wires which there are two of go into a plastic casing and as far as i can see can not get them out of that plastic casing manually.SYNCRO wrote:Correct me if i am wrong, but as i can recall the connector in question is a special type just for VW. If that is the case you have to buy it from Møller. If you have a soldering iron you can also dissassemble the old on, clean as good as possible (remove the corrosion), cut of aproxx 1 cm of the wires and then reattach with soldering.Andrew wrote:Biltema market a kit with all sorts of connectors (kabelsko) including the kind on the fuel gauge unit. The kit is standard, cheap, and includes a cutting, stripping and crimping tool. You'll also find these in some petrol stations, electrical and hardware stores.
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I am also wondering if it is the connector on the actual diesel tank itself??
if somhow do i remove that or get over the problem.?
It is starting to get a bit complicated for a novice like me
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jayster wrote:Yeah i have wondered about that the wires which there are two of go into a plastic casing and as far as i can see can not get them out of that plastic casing manually.SYNCRO wrote:Correct me if i am wrong, but as i can recall the connector in question is a special type just for VW. If that is the case you have to buy it from Møller. If you have a soldering iron you can also dissassemble the old on, clean as good as possible (remove the corrosion), cut of aproxx 1 cm of the wires and then reattach with soldering.Andrew wrote:Biltema market a kit with all sorts of connectors (kabelsko) including the kind on the fuel gauge unit. The kit is standard, cheap, and includes a cutting, stripping and crimping tool. You'll also find these in some petrol stations, electrical and hardware stores.
Eskild
I am also wondering if it is the connector on the actual diesel tank itself??
if somhow do i remove that or get over the problem.?
It is starting to get a bit complicated for a novice like me
Maybe Andrew could take some pictures and highlight the items in question.
It is always easier to discuss when "we are on the same side of the table".
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is this true or does biltema kit do the job???i have a 91 syncro with 1600td motor,not sure if that makes a diffrence though??SYNCRO wrote:Correct me if i am wrong, but as i can recall the connector in question is a special type just for VW. If that is the case you have to buy it from Møller. If you have a soldering iron you can also dissassemble the old on, clean as good as possible (remove the corrosion), cut of aproxx 1 cm of the wires and then reattach with soldering.Andrew wrote:Biltema market a kit with all sorts of connectors (kabelsko) including the kind on the fuel gauge unit. The kit is standard, cheap, and includes a cutting, stripping and crimping tool. You'll also find these in some petrol stations, electrical and hardware stores.
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