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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> I was able to fix most of my FI issues by the
2 case ground trees. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> Today I decided to fix the horn. It has the
plastic pad that snaps down on 4 plastic pegs . The top left I lifed up on a
year ago and it would not stay down. I bought new black circle shaped posts
years ago to replace the original ones that broke. In the pad each hole has 3
tabs that snap and hold . I found one missing a tab found it and used liquid
testors model train cement seems like acetone . I was able to use that and
basically it melts this plastic together. I also cleaned the 4 brass tabs and 4
bolt heads now the horn works and the pad stays.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> The odd part is with the engine off and I've
tried this several times the horn just makes a slight sound , engine running it
works fine which I find odd even with the battery @ 12.72 volts. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> The next issue is the fuel gauge. since 85
when I bought this car and even when I had the sender out and grounded if I
allowed the float to ride on the 2 thin wires the gauge worked perfect . With
everything together no matter what the gauge will jump down from 1/2 to 1/4 and
from 1/4 to the red area. When this happens I rap the dash on the left side by
the gauge and it will respond by moving back where it was or close to it. It's
always done this. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> There are two tree grounds welded to a
support left of the column these are the only grounds to the dash and the fuel
pump / wipers / T/S / 4 way light and relay /fresh air fan / clock /.
All the grounds end up at these two trees. #10 , # 11 , # 12, & #13.
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> There is this daisy chain that starts at the
tree to the Fuel gauge # 12 then to a spade on the speedo then another spade on
the speedo to the clock . </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> I added one ground to the Fuel gauge housing
on one spring hold down that each gauge has 2 to secure them in the dash. I
check with an ohm meter and get .1 to .0 ohm good ground. As a test if I place a
jumper wire on the fuel gauge ground 2 brown leads into one female spade and
down to the tree under the dash I have 3 to 4 ohm same thing if I place the
jumper with the gauge assembly out just the bake light plug I get the same
reading yet if I check from the male spade on the back of the black main plug to
the female round deal it tests fine. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> The Bentley shows a brown bar all grounds and
shows the 4 numbers I noted in several places . </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> I'm no sure if the 4 way flasher is before
the gauges without removing it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> I have this insane fuel gauge and if I turn
on the 4 ways the fuel gauge needle jumps from empty to just past the red mark
and continues. I moved the spades and the rear of the bake light with the gauge
connected and the one for the tank sender stopped this . Once I tightend it it
was right back to fuel gauge jump 4 way on. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> I even checked the ground to the clock and it
also read 4 ohms then placed a jumper on it and it was 0 ohms. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> Everything works and the wiper draw the most
and they work fine and all go to the same ground point . I cannot see a thing
wrong with the female spades or their factory crimps . No tarnish or green
brass. nothing. No breaks. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> I know somewhere is a ground issue and it
only seems to affect the fuel gauge . The fuel pump and wipers have their own
grounds and they go right to the same 2 ground trees as all the other dash
grounds. . Everything else is in this daisy chain. It can't be the spot welded 2
trees the wipers are on one and the fuel pump on the other and they are an inch
apart. The Turn signals don't make the fuel gauge jump. I even pulled the
flasher one tall black one on the left with 3 spades and one on the far right of
the fuse box with 4 or 5 spades . Both plug into the back of the fuse box the
key buzzer was in the center and had two terminals and I removed it long ago and
the dome light does work. The Buzzer was off fuse #9 16 amp power from the left
down switch and ground through the ign key cylinder. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> I have a extra complete set of gauges and
plugged in the one fron the 72 I have and it does the same thing so it's not the
fuel gauge. </FONT></DIV>
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