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Old Jan 8, 2013 | 09:02 PM
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I just went out and tested it like ND suggested, and it was about -30 and then slowly returns to zero as it always does. How can I tell if its wired backwards? What should I look for?
 
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Old Jan 8, 2013 | 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by tyrantsparky
I just went out and tested it like ND suggested, and it was about -30 and then slowly returns to zero as it always does. How can I tell if its wired backwards? What should I look for?
Take the two wires off the gauge and swap them
 
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Old Jan 8, 2013 | 09:22 PM
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It reads 12v and 14v when it's running so my guess is you are correct in thinking the gauge is wired backwards.
 
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