Index Ford Ford Festiva - service and repair instruction 1991 year
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INSTRUMENT PANEL 1991 ACCESSORIES & SAFETY EQUIPMENT Ford Motor Co. Switches & Instrument Panels - Standard DESCRIPTION & OPERATION Instrument panel on Capri contains a speedometer, tachometer, fuel, water temperature, oil pressure and voltmeter gauges. A boost gauge is Instrument panel on Festiva contains a speedometer, fuel and water temperature gauges. Instrument panel is equipped with indicator/warning TROUBLE SHOOTING FUEL GAUGE Fuel Gauge Always Reads Empty If fuel gauge always reads empty, check these items: Check fuel gauge for open or damaged wires. Check for open ground at fuel gauge sending unit. Check for defective fuel sending unit. Check for defective fuel gauge. Check for defective instrument panel voltage regulator (Festiva). Check for blown 10-amp METER fuse in fuse panel. Check for open in Black/Yellow power feed wire from fuse panel instrument panel. Check for fuel tank float full of fuel (sunk). Fuel Gauge Always Reads Full If fuel gauge always reads full, check these items: Check for fuel gauge Yellow wire shorted to ground. Check for defective fuel sending unit. Check for defective fuel gauge. Check for defective instrument panel voltage regulator (Festiva). Fuel Gauge Inaccurate If fuel gauge is inaccurate, check these items: Check for faulty (loose or corroded) wire connections. Check for defective fuel sending unit. Check for defective instrument panel voltage regulator (Festiva). TEMPERATURE GAUGE Temperature Gauge Always Reads Cold If temperature gauge always reads cold, check these items: Check temperature gauge for open wire. Check for defective temperature sender. Check for defective temperature gauge. Check for defective instrument panel voltage regulator (Festiva). Check for blown 10-amp METER fuse in fuse panel. Check for open in Black/Yellow power feed wire from fuse panel to instrument panel. Temperature Gauge Always Reads Hot CAUTION: On models with Supplemental Restraint System (SRS), observe safety precautions. The air bag system NOTE: Ensure continuity exists between chassis ground and Black wire of instrument panel connector, |