Re: [Amc-list] Instrument Voltage regulator

[Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>]

I'm going to have to clarify your clarification Andrew! 
Only the small cars got the regulator built into the FUEL gauge starting in 1967, switched to the TEMP gauge in 1970. The big cars (including Javelin and Pacer) continued to use the separate CVR (constant voltage regulator). 

The small car regulator can be bypassed and an external solid state regulator used. I haven't done it myself, but have talked to others who did. It requires taking the gauge apart and jumping a wire over the old regulator or soldering the points closed so they no longer operate. Then 5V can be fed in. 

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Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:18:48 -0400 (EDT)
From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)
Subject: Re: [Amc-list] Instrument Voltage regulator no gas/heat gauge
	on 66	Classic

" From: Joe <jgray_55@xxxxxxxxx>
" 
" I must of missed Tom's reply/fix??? I get over 70+ emails each day.
" Tend to lose/mis-place a few. So...the heat gauge has it's own
" regulator? What about the gas gauge? Sorry to ask dumb
" questions...BUT...i've never worked on any AMC older than my 1967
" Ambassador before now. 

to clarify: the temp gauge didn't have its own regulator - that's
where they put the reg for all the gauges, instead of having a
separate one.

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