Hey guys,

i have a weird problem with my stock water temp gauge.
If the engine is cold, the needle rests at the bottom of the gauge. As soon as the Water gets 40°C warm (104°F) the needle begins to move.. but it doesnt stop. it sky-rockets to the Top it rests there and doesn't come down.

I pulled the gaugecluster and changed the gauge, checked the gnd in the back of the cluster, but it still goes all the way up there.

This problem first occured after i had changed the oil-pressure gauge, because i grounded the Oil-Pressure sensor wrong.. so i destroyed it

 

And you are sure that it is not overheating yes? I'd say get a new sensor if you want to stay stock, otherwise this is the PERFECT opportunity to get rid of the crappy stock guage and get an aftermarket one!

 

yea i am sure. I have a Power FC with the Commander in there, and it shows me the Watertemp from the waterpump-housing (i guess haha). if i pull the wire from the stock sensor in the rear plate, the Power FC still shows me temp rise / drop.


i could just ignore the stock gage.. but i want to know why it is doing this, and it looks really stupid having the needle at HOT all the time.

 

yea, its probably jsut the sensor finally dying after twenty years... it happens.