Under Reading coolant gauge on I5 100

[Huw Powell]

>     PS I was looking at getting a spare FPR for my car, just for backup as I
> see from the list they fail from time to time.
>     However when I found the dealer wanted GBP 61 for one I thought I may as
> well just make up a jumper lead for that contingency. Am I right in thinking
> your site has tips on that? I looked a while back and couldn't immediately
> find it.

nah, I don't think it is there, explicitly at least.

Just buy an in line fuse holder that comes in a loop of wire, at least
16 AWG, and that fits whatever spare fuses you can count on having on
board.  Cut the loop, add two male spades (the big size would be nice,
but .250" works fine in emergencies), add a fuse to start with, 10 or 15
A should be fine, and store in trunk.

Alternatively you could use a junkyard FPR that works as a spare, or one
that doesn't as a frame to build your fuse protected jumper.

Replace jumper ASAP, of course, as it removes all FPR based safety
devices (rev limit, cutoff on stalling/accident, overboost, etc.)

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Huw Powell

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