EGT quit working??? Help

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Nov 12, 2008 | 10:05 AM

robs01f250

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EGT quit working??? Help

So the other day os i was driving home my pyro was reading about 400 deg. Then all of the sudden it dropped to zero. I thought something was wrong with my truck but come to find out it was that the gauge just quit reading. The lightsa and everything still work but it just wont move off of zero. Has anyone had any problems with this.

Nov 12, 2008 | 10:08 AM

megawatt00

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Make sure that your probe hasn't come out. Check for broken or loose connections, even the one's on the back of the guage.

Nov 12, 2008 | 10:17 AM

Ponyboychris

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What Jim said, start tracing wires to look for loose connections and/or see if the probe came out. A loose or damaged ground wire can also kill a gauge.

Nov 12, 2008 | 07:11 PM

PETE'S_6.0PSD

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when you turn the key to on position does you niddle move at all? and pull the gauge out and check the connector on the back of the gauge. if all ok, trace the wire all the way to the probe and check for chafed or pinched wire...

Nov 12, 2008 | 07:36 PM

danskool

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I chased this same problem for a few days once. Found it was a connection that was wasn't plugged all the way but looked like it.

Nov 12, 2008 | 07:41 PM

zx250

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Mine tried to crap out last week, after worring and looking, finally pulled the gauge out of the pod and all of a sudden, the gauge jumped back to life, tightened up all the connections and thus far, no problems.

Nov 12, 2008 | 07:54 PM

big poppa

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Also to what everybody said above, check the wires to them reciever boxes, i got them mounted behind the pedals up against the inner firewall away from the feet, wheres yours mounted???