Ranman72 Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 I just put one of these in my car , I was having intermittent fuel and temp guage one day it worked next minute it didnt I am excited to see if this cures my problem 1 Quote Link to comment
aintnobiscuit Posted June 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Oh man, that looks awesome! Good job! I'm going to do the same thing now! :w00t: It does work, and pretty well. Here's a vid. I forgot to post it a while back. I wish there was a way to make it work faster, but I'm just happy it's working. 1 Quote Link to comment
kelowg Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Different question, how much voltage is supplied to the sender itself. Is it just straight 12 volts? 1 Quote Link to comment
datO))) Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 I have the regulater. Gonna solder it up tonight and let you dudes know how it works:-) I'm excited to solve this minor issue finally 1 Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 let us know 1 Quote Link to comment
datO))) Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 So I made my voltage regulator. Just a quick question. Thers 12v in, 9v out. So wouldint I have two outsputs as there are two blade connection style hookups on The gauge cluster. Or is one an input and other out put? 1 Quote Link to comment
aintnobiscuit Posted February 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 12v into the VR, 9v out of the VR, common ground. You power the gauge cluster with the 9v out. I'm doing this for my 521 in a couple hours, so I'll post pics if you want. 2 Quote Link to comment
datO))) Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Ok gotcha. I'm doing mine on lunch brake. 1 Quote Link to comment
datO))) Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Well if it's set up right, I'm almost on E and my temp is bad. At one point I reversed the 12v and 9v just to cover my Bases cause Im not wiring guru lol, the fuel registered half a tank and the temp was high. Turned the car off. After a bit, turned it on, no temp reading. I'm going to rip my eyes out. I'll hit it again tomorrow. It's 1:09 am 1 Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 If the rivet is loose on the board under the volt reg your guages will rise and fall intermitantly. .02 fix. 1 Quote Link to comment
datO))) Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 Really!!! That's what's going on. Well, I must say I fou a broken wire in my V regulater to so it could be that or the loos rivet. Thanx man. 1 Quote Link to comment
datO))) Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 So my fuel works . And when I add fuel , the gauge reflects the added fuel. The temp gauge still sucks . 1 Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 The temp gauge still sucks . CLEAN THE SENDER AT THE STAT. could be just a bad sender. I seen them go bad. but hard to get thm out of housing w/o breaking them. I usually just swap a whole another housing to conferm the proplem. 1 Quote Link to comment
datO))) Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 The temp gauge still sucks .CLEAN THE SENDER AT THE STAT. could be just a bad sender. I seen them go bad. but hard to get thm out of housing w/o breaking them. I usually just swap a whole another housing to conferm the proplem. What is the stat? 1 Quote Link to comment
datO))) Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 My shit still doesint work . Temp goes all the way up and the same with fuel 1 Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 Different question, how much voltage is supplied to the sender itself. Is it just straight 12 volts? The fuel sender is a variable resistor ground. The temp sender is temperature affected ground. 1 Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 The fuel sender is a variable resistor ground. The temp sender is temperature affected ground. Back to the basic question! NO 12 volts is NOT applied to the sensor. The regulated 8.6 mechanicaly regulated voltage [or 9 volts if you use the electronic regulated item specified in the basic subject entry!] is applied. The resultant current flow is applied to the meter which should dampen the almost square wave 8.6 or electronic 9 volts and give a "correct" reading. 1 Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 Correct. Voltage is applied to the gauge (meter). Gauge is grounded by the sender unit. 1 Quote Link to comment
accordfreak Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 12v into the VR, 9v out of the VR, common ground. You power the gauge cluster with the 9v out. I'm doing this for my 521 in a couple hours, so I'll post pics if you want. aintnobiscuit did it work ok on your 521? any pictures? 1 Quote Link to comment
marky510 Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Just found this how-to. It sounds great and I'm going to be doing this to a few of my cars. But the pictures have gone missing, not loading up. Are they still around still? Mark 1 Quote Link to comment
russ1966stang Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Hi, I was wondering if the articular you posted for the cluster voltage regulator was for the 1966 mustang? I was wondering if the original could be replaced in my 1966 ford mustang. they are way to much for the size of them and would really appreciate if you had a chance to reply. would much rather go the way you did but i might need some kind of diagram or some info. Thank you Russ Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Russ this is a Datsun forum so no it's not for a '66 Mustang... BUT if the Mustang gauges are run from a similar 8.6? volts supply then possibly it could be used for that. A Mustang or Ford forum might have this info. 1 Quote Link to comment
russ1966stang Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 yes that's what i was thinking, the guy who made original post had 3 different cars, one was a 66 mustang. 2 friends of mine had 280 z's one put a big block in and the other has a 350, they sound sick. :):):) as in good :) well thanks for the reply, appreciate it.:) Quote Link to comment
russ1966stang Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 thanks, for the reply datz, not sure if my last response made it but back to you, below, one of your members who posted original , had a mustang for one of his cars , and it came up on a search for mustang voltage regulators for gage cluster, thanks again :) intnobiscuit Member Since 24 Feb 2012 Offline Last Active Jun 29 2015 04:09 PM Add me as a friend Send me a message Leave Feedback Find content Community Stats Group Senior Member Active Posts 892 Profile Views 3,121 Member Title Senior Member Age 33 years old Birthday October 2, 1982 Gender Not Telling LocationNewport Beach Cars1969 datsun 510, 1970 datsun 521, 1966 mustang, 2013 BMW M3 Interestsspace, rockets, cars, engines, displacement modifiers, arduino, linux Occupationsoftware engineer Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Sorry, didn't check back enough posts. If not compatible maybe the components can be jumbled around to tune it to the correct regulated voltage??? Quote Link to comment
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