new temp gauge, doesnt seem to work |
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new temp gauge, doesnt seem to work |
7391420 |
Mar 11 2004, 10:14 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 353 Joined: 6-August 03 From: boston, ma Member No.: 988 |
I've posted this a few times, and after trying several methods it's still not working..
-new vdo temp gauge-with the numeric readout. -It plugs right into the old plug but it's not reading anything after driving the car for a while -the old gauge worked (so i know the wiring is good) -I did at the time buy a new VDO temp sensor, do I need to install this to get the gauge to work? can I remove the old one and plug this one in? or do I need to fabricate a place to plug it in and wire it up? - |
Dave_Darling |
Mar 11 2004, 01:27 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(914ghost @ Mar 11 2004, 10:19 AM) If its a regular VDO based on resistance, you can unplug and ground the wire at the sender and if the gauge pegs then its probably ok. D'OH! That's an awful lot easier than getting a potentiometer... The stock temp gauge is an oil temp gauge. It does work on resistance. The stock sender will run the aftermarket gauge, but the readings will be rather wrong. Do the checks that I mentioned above--checking for power, ground, and some kind of resistance. And then ground the "sender" connection on the gauge as Bob said. That will test out the different parts of the system. --DD |
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