The dragon will apparently be metallic blue. As for equations (sigils of protection, occult diagrams, etc), I have yet to negotiate with her. I think we can make it look pretty cool....
Soldering Speedometertiny_museJuly 11 2006, 19:15:57 UTC
Do you think that might be the problem with a broken gas gauge in a big diesel truck too? The mechanic the company took it to couldn't find the problem, but I don't think mechancics typically disassemble dashboards to check connections either. (I don't think the computer they plug the truck into is smart enough to figure that out either.)
Re: Soldering SpeedometergreatblondelfJuly 11 2006, 20:40:05 UTC
It could be...I'd first be sure that the truck doesn't have an actual speedometer cable (an older style), but instead has a speed sensor coming into the wiring harness, which leads to the instrument cluster (in other words, the back of your instrument cluster should have a bunch of wires going to it). If this is the case, I might suspect that something is wrong in there, be it a crack in the circuit board or whatever.....if gauges go "suddenly and completely," I'm more inclined to believe the problem is electrical than mechanical, anyway...
Re: Soldering SpeedometererinthewandererJuly 13 2006, 03:57:39 UTC
the question was about a fuel gauge, silly goose ^_^
if your fuel gauge isn't working at all it could be the gauge or the sender (sender == bit in the tank that tells the gauge what to say). older vehicles simply have something akin to a variable resistor with a float attached to it for the sender. you can tell if it is broken by popping your gauge out, unplugging it and testing the resistance between the leads going to the tank to see if there is a difference in the resistance when the tank is full vs. empty. if that works, then most likely your gauge is acting up. replacement fuel gauges usually aren't that expensive, and the sender is pretty cheap too (but it's usually a pain in the ass to get to since for most models you have to remove the fuel tank from the vehicle). whee!
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So you're putting a dragon on it. I forgot to ask you: what's the color scheme? And will this dragon display a visible interest in physics? :)
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The dragon will apparently be metallic blue. As for equations (sigils of protection, occult diagrams, etc), I have yet to negotiate with her. I think we can make it look pretty cool....
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if your fuel gauge isn't working at all it could be the gauge or the sender (sender == bit in the tank that tells the gauge what to say). older vehicles simply have something akin to a variable resistor with a float attached to it for the sender. you can tell if it is broken by popping your gauge out, unplugging it and testing the resistance between the leads going to the tank to see if there is a difference in the resistance when the tank is full vs. empty. if that works, then most likely your gauge is acting up. replacement fuel gauges usually aren't that expensive, and the sender is pretty cheap too (but it's usually a pain in the ass to get to since for most models you have to remove the fuel tank from the vehicle). whee!
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