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Feb 10, 2004 | 09:20 PM

hbronco

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Temp guage not working

My aftermarket temp guage is not working anymore.

Today i put in a new thermostat, coolant, but my guage just does not want to work.

It seems to be connected up right, could the guage be bad?

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Feb 10, 2004 | 10:18 PM

Ultramagdan

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Gauge is possibly bad or sensor has lost it's ground. I would check the sensor and the gauge.

Feb 10, 2004 | 11:00 PM

hbronco

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I checked the ground, it seems good to me, can the sending unit that houses at the top of the thermostat cover go bad? When i had it off it looked ok.

Ill check the ground again tomorrow, when you buy a temp guage do you get all the wires and sending unit for it?

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Feb 11, 2004 | 02:26 PM

hbronco

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I redid the ground wire today, and the guage still is not working, so im thinking the guage has died, unless the sending unit in the thermostat housing is shot somehow, but i dont think that is the case, will most likely replace the guage.

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Feb 15, 2004 | 02:52 PM

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You can test your temp gauge by unhooking it from the sender. Then get someone to turn the key forward while you get the wire and ground it. If your gauge goes up to hot then you should be good. Do not leave it grounded for a long time because you can wreck the gauge. Good luck.

-Matt