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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 05:15 PM
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Water temp sender check

Is there any way to check the sender to see if it works. Im not shore if the guage in the dash is bad or if the sender is . I know when i tried to remove the nut holding the wire on all the guts inside of it spun. In all my years working on fords ive never had to change one before. Its on an 351W in my 86 hammer truck.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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groung the wire to the asending wnit tp the block. If the guage reads hot of if the idiot light comes on the guage the sending unit is bad. About 45.00 at auto parts store. just did mine.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 10:17 PM
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please rewrite that tread i cant read it. thanks
 
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 10:19 PM
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take the wire that is going to the sender and ground it out. if the gauge pegs the sender is the bad link.
 
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BH i just read your PM there is only 1 wire on the sending unit. It threads into a water passage on the drivers front of the intake. Do i ground that wire to the block.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 10:24 PM
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yes ground that wire.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2006 | 08:56 AM
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Just for general informaion, this also works for the oil pressure sending unit
 
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