 BigMark Oil Temp Gauge Wacky on a 6 - Help, Any electrical experts out there? |
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| RickS |
 Jun 12 2011, 11:14 PM
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Bought one of BigMark's excellent quad gauges (oil temp, pressure, fuel and volts). When oil temp was connected to the 2 ltr four, when the car was cold, the temp would show zero and then gain as the engine warms. With the new 3.0 6, the gauge when starting a cold motor shows ~ 125* and then climbs from there. Seeing temps around 250+ can be a bit disconserting, until you do the math. BigMark doesn't have a solution for the gauge readings. I used a Porsche temp sender as well as one Mark included and they both read about the same.
Soooooooooo... any thoughts on how to recalibrate the temp gauge or sender to accurately reflec the actual temps? What is going on here? Much grass. |
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| rick 918-S |
Jun 14 2011, 10:32 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,485 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region 
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if the sender and gauge aren't talking the same language and you have ruled out a ground issue and it's wired correctly, put a potensiometer in line and zero the gauge when cold. Also, if it worked correctly with the 4 cylinder sender can you use that?
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RickS BigMark Oil Temp Gauge Wacky on a 6 - Help Jun 12 2011, 11:14 PM
McMark I don't have a solution for you, but.
Differe... Jun 12 2011, 11:17 PM kg6dxn Install an engine ground strap.
If the sending un... Jun 12 2011, 11:20 PM
RickS
Install an engine ground strap.
If the sending u... Jun 14 2011, 09:30 PM McMark Again... not my gauges. :rolleyes:
But, I think ... Jun 14 2011, 10:20 PM RickS
Again... not my gauges. :rolleyes:
But, I think... Jun 14 2011, 10:27 PM ConeDodger Did you by any chance use pipe thread tape on the ... Jun 14 2011, 10:43 PM RickS
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