

| Subject: | 83.5 Waterbox Dash Voltage Stabilizer |
| From: | Joseph J. Liasse |
| Date: | Thu, 21 May 1998 02:10:57 -0400 |
I am on my 4th one of these. Each one I put in will work for a while (from 2-6 months) and then will suddenly "half blow" (for lack of a better term). In the "half blown" state both the fuel and temp gages will read about 1/3 more than they should. This will remain for anywhere from 2 weeks to 3 months when the chip will finally die compleatly. During all of this the clock may, or may not, speed up or slow down. For the first 2 chips the clock went nuts about a week before the "half blow" and stayed nuts until the chip was replaced, For the last 2 chips all was well with the clock. I have been unable to find a cause for this. I have the Bently Manual. In there are three pictures of the chip. All are shown with all three legs inserted into connectors. On my Van there are only 2 connectors; the middle leg is hanging in the air, not connected to anything. Rumaging through the junk yards I have seen 3 other dashboards (year unknown) these also have the middle leg hanging in the air. The wireing diagrams I have in the Manual also have the middle leg connected so I cannot trust any troubleshooting I have done. Can anyone out there with a "two legged" chip help me with this? Anyone know where I can get "tow legged" wireing diagrams? What is the source of these "three legged" pictures and wireing diagrams? If all else fails, anyone know where I can pick up a couple hundred of these Voltage Stabilizers cheap?
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