Hi, I'm new to the forum - wish I'd found it sooner before rebuilding the Lightweight. Anyhow, it's up to MOT standard and I'm just sorting out niggles....

I've fabricated a new dash (full bulkhead width) and with that, a new instrument console that fits central to the driver as opposed to central to the vehicle. Whilst re-doing the dash I decide to upgrade the guages, specifically the water temp and fuel to separate ones out of a 90/110 however I am now not getting the correct readings. The problems are:

- The Temp guage (I know it has it's own voltage stabilizer built in) sits just below the Red when the engine is at normal operating temp - is this a sender problem, and does anyone know which sender to use? (fits into a 2.25 petrol)

- The fuel guage registers just above empty all the time; the tank has been 1/4 full and marked at 3/4 full too, but the needle doesn move. I have a Series III sender too....

Anyone done this before and know a remedy?

Cheers,

Dave

you need to match the sendors with the gauges.

Yeah, but then yer 'sposed ter match yer frunt end wiv the rest of the motor, but some eejuts dun't.

Thanks, I know I have to match my senders with my gauges - so back to the original question....does anyone know which senders/how to?

Ta,

Dave

what are the new gauges out of, and dont say a 90 ffs

The guages both came from the same vehicle (which is always a good start) - both from a late '90s, 200 TDi ....

thanks, Dave.

Thanks for the replies so far; fettling has sorted out a couple of things...... the fuel guage was earthing on the dash; once isolated it read accurately. The water temp guage needed isolating and now reads to the top end of the scale. Whilst the Kenlowe kicks in (and i know the temp) I'm gonna leave it like this and play with different senders over the coming months...

Thanks anyhow.

Dave