Hello Folks,

First I'd like to say I really enjoy and utilze this site. It has information on most everything I've needed to do to fix up my '85 Turbodiesel. One thing has come up though I am unclear on. On my car the gas gauge has quit working and the temperature gauge shoots into the red after a minute or less after getting juice. In the FAQ section it says that only cars up to 1984 have voltage stabilisers. However my late friend (a diesel mechanic who rebuilt EVERYTHING forward of the cowl), who I purchased it from, told me the erratic gauge behaviour was due to a "diode" in the "dash" that was going. Could the '85 td have this older design? Or is something else causing it?

As for everything else, the car runs well and strong. I live out in the country, so it doesn't seem the "stop and go" issue on this motor is much of a factor.

Thanks,
Dennis