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Cortina guages
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 2:28 pm
by FrankM83
Apologies not Minor related but can anyone tell me why my Cortina's fuel and temp guage are always marking full? Thanks
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 3:33 pm
by bmcecosse
Maybe they should have a voltage stabiliser - and it's not present ?
BTW - Gauge - not guage!
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 4:07 pm
by paulk
My old Mk3 cortina Haynes manual reckons if fuel gauge only shows full the wire could be broken. Though if both not working I would check common earths and other common components also.
What year is it?
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 8:33 pm
by FrankM83
thanks for the tips will check earths then as the wires aint broken it's a Mk5 from 1981
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 9:08 pm
by paulk
Have looked at a later manual.
Looks like the voltage stabiliser is the common feed to the gauges. I'd suspect that 1st.
Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 11:18 pm
by FrankM83
OK I am no expert is this something easy to find under the bonnet?
Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 3:40 pm
by paulk
No I'd imagine its either Behind the dash or with other electrics. Sorry been 14 years since I had a Cortina to go and check for you.
Might even be plugged into the circuit board on the instrument panel.
Try these guys, seem to have a forum too
http://www.buysellcortina.co.uk/home.htm