User guide

Chapter 6. Troubleshooting
Street Dash Users Guide 47
No. Symptom Possible Cause Remedy Notes
25 No alarms for
water, oil or fuel
(temperatures and
pressures) being
displayed
All the alarms have
been switched off
Switch on the
required alarms
Alarms only
operate
when the
engine is
running
above the
RPM gate
value.
The engine RPM
gate value is set
too high
Reset the RPM
gate to a lower
value.
26 Display and alarm
light flash when the
engine is running
Intermittent alarm
caused by a
parameter with its
alarm level set too
close to the normal
operating value
Either change the
value for the alarm
or turn the alarm off
Press
Switch 2 to
see which
sensor is
causing the
alarm
27 Fuel level reading
does not change
1. Fuel sender
wiring not
connected
correctly
2. Faulty fuel
sender
3. Fuel sender
not suitable
for use with
Street Dash
Display
System
4. Fuel sender
not calibrated
1. Check wiring
2. Check fuel
sender
3. Check with
your Auto
Meter dealer
for suitable
alternative
See Chapter 4 for
information on how
to calibrate the fuel
sender.
If there is
no reading
from the
fuel sender,
remove the
fuel sender
unit from
the tank,
ground it to
the vehicle
with a clip
lead and
move it by
hand to
verify that
the
voltage
reading on
the red lead
changes.
The voltage
on the red
lead should
range from
0V to 5V.