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Old 01-09-09, 05:37 PM
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coolant gauge malfunction!?

so i have a 88 gtu converted to a t2 and i just replaced the temp sensor that gives you a signal to the dash. so my situation is when the sensor is plugged or unplugged with the car on the on position the gauge goes to H (overheating), but the car is cold. so is the cluster bad or am i missing something?
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Unplug the sensor, unplug the cluster and check the wire to see with a digital multi-meter if it is resting at ground. If it is, it is pinched or not connected correctly. If it is not, then you have a bad gauge or bad sensor.

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Originally Posted by Icemark
Unplug the sensor, unplug the cluster and check the wire to see with a digital multi-meter if it is resting at ground. If it is, it is pinched or not connected correctly. If it is not, then you have a bad gauge or bad sensor.

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Did you use a Turbo harness on the engine? That could cause the problem also.
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