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Rysee
20-05-10, 12:18 PM
Worth ignoring? lol

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff175/Rysee_sri_130/19052010285.jpg
NovaLad
20-05-10, 12:21 PM
No i've never trusted the 120mph+ dial either.
Mazz
20-05-10, 12:25 PM
Fuel gauges are never 100% accurate imo
Mark
20-05-10, 12:28 PM
Nah, I think the temp can still get a bit higher before you worry..lol
Jon_nova1
20-05-10, 12:29 PM
If you trust it you'll never run out of fuel:d
tony k
20-05-10, 12:30 PM
thats about right with the petrol gauge lol
Guderian
20-05-10, 12:35 PM
Looks like the instrument voltage regulator might be faulty if both the temp and fuel guages are giving anomalies.

(incidentally if you have the ignition on there, why are the battery light and oil pres light not illuminated..... is there a loose earth strap in the engine compartment?)
Shaun_O'Donnell
20-05-10, 01:04 PM
The temp guage in my first SRi done this. After a whack, it would ping back to the correct place.
muzzy
20-05-10, 01:05 PM
My dash is wrong in every single way. Fuel gauge does what it wants, temperature gauge sometimes makes an effort to work and the speedo is probably about 40mph out too. Rev counter seems to work though...
GRUNT 16V
20-05-10, 01:07 PM
It Makes Me Laugh So Hard That A Bit Of Pee Comes Out When Some Oink Says His 1.2 Merit Will Do 125mph !!!!!
No I Dont Trust Them
markc20xe
20-05-10, 01:23 PM
no i don't trust them lol mine sort of does the same but only the fuel gauge but mine has just started workin bout don't no for how long tho lol
Rysee
20-05-10, 01:38 PM
Funnily enough that petrol guage is right for once, National day petrol was banged in the otherday. Never seen the temp that high before though
SR-Rally
20-05-10, 01:41 PM
i remember giving some lads a lift home in my old 1200 nova. they kept asking me what was in it "redtop" "turbo" etc as clock said i was doing 130mph or something. actual speed around 70 ha ha
Nova_Sean
20-05-10, 04:56 PM
Thats not a dash! That gave Jack cancer!

Burn it!
vaughanmc
20-05-10, 05:01 PM
lol I trust my dash...All be it from an Astra GTE
Bubba
20-05-10, 05:16 PM
mk1 Brown? dash, 33k?, manual choke...oh perfection
craig green
20-05-10, 05:19 PM
Temp that far into the Red & choke on.... hmmmm
Bubba
20-05-10, 05:21 PM
ah my mates old xe loon had the choke light as the EML.
Rysee
20-05-10, 05:27 PM
Temp that far into the Red & choke on.... hmmmm

That was just to start it, and it was way up there on the last trip too
Andy
20-05-10, 05:32 PM
ah my mates old xe loon had the choke light as the EML.
Mine has,whats wrong with that:confused:
Bubba
20-05-10, 05:37 PM
Mine has,whats wrong with that:confused:

nothing whatso ever lol
dj_wudgey
20-05-10, 05:55 PM
i dont realy trust the gauges ha ha if you trust the petrol gauge your screwed!
Rysee
20-05-10, 06:18 PM
i dont realy trust the gauges ha ha if you trust the petrol gauge your screwed!

It puts the fear into passengers and helps them to hand over their fare as they worry you're empty when you've actually got half a tank
Bubba
20-05-10, 06:37 PM
It puts the fear into passengers and helps them to hand over their fare as they worry you're empty when you've actually got half a tank

turn right and it goes down :( turn left and god replaces what you lost turning right :d
Jack
20-05-10, 07:48 PM
Its a clear indication your dash has cancer.
Rysee
20-05-10, 08:00 PM
I had some "temperature issues" now I think they're sorted... I baxtered it(without using a grinder). But still the gauge now goes nuts



http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff175/Rysee_sri_130/17052010282.jpg

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff175/Rysee_sri_130/17052010283.jpg
MK999
20-05-10, 08:03 PM
um, think you have a coolant leak lol
Rysee
20-05-10, 08:10 PM
um, think you have a coolant leak lol

I think I'll have to peel off the Vauxhall coolant change sticker from 1993... it's full of council pop now until I go get some anti-freeze