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Old 03-13-05, 11:45 PM
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help!! temp guage goes to h
ok just finished my swap wired everything up and now my temp guage goes to h as soon as i turn the key, and the cars off. what up with that? please help me asap thanks
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Wiring reversed? Since it goes to C when everyone else turns theres off.
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Old 03-13-05, 11:56 PM
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hey but what wires?
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sounds like the coolant temp sender wire is grounding out somewhere. pull it off the sensor under the oil filter and recheck it, if it still goes to H then trace the wire back and see if it is pinched anywhere.
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i thought the coolant temp. sensor was in back of the waterpump.. is it the yellow wire by the oil filter?
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i thought the coolant temp. sensor was in back of the waterpump.. is it the yellow wire by the oil filter?
Yup, it's proberly grounded somewhere
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Yes it's the yellow/red wire near the oil filter.
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