[V8] Gas level stuff

[Ron Wainwright]

The Auto's speedo won't show your true MPH in a 5sp.

 Ron

--- urq <urq at pacbell.net> wrote:

> Yes, the gauges can be removed and replaced ... BTDT
> with a clock that
> wasn't working right when you tried to set it ...
> and I plan to swap the
> speedo from #344's current instrument cluster into
> the 5-speed replacement
> unit ... 
> 
> WRT the gauge function ... Look into the IC built in
> diagnostics before
> getting too carried away ... the problem may be
> somewhere other than the
> gauge itself ... 
> 
> Steve B
> San Jose, CA (USA)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Regarding gas level indicators... When I left for a
> 3 hour drive yesterday I
> showed half a tank on the guage.  2 hrs in, the
> guage hadn't moved, but "E"
> started flashing on the computer. By the time I
> found a gas station, it took
> 18 gals to fill.
> 
> Thank the audi gods for the backup!  Apparently the
> guage just stopped
> workng, so now I guess it's time to get back there
> and mess around. 
> 
> Question -- can the guage be replaced by itself?  
> Because even if I get it
> working again, the black "background" is starting to
> deteriorate.  The other
> guages are good.  
> 
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