Re: Looking for Info without much luck

Posted by Frogmagic On 2024/3/27 15:39:08

Thank you HR56! I located the sensor on the engine and removed and cleaned the connection to a wire whose insulation virtually grumbled in my hands. (if this old wire grounded against the firewall would it have destroyed the dashboard gauge?) I did my best to wrap the exposed wire in black electrician's tape. What I thought was a gauge that was pinned on the 'H' (Hot) but when I started the car the needle moved from left to right rather quickly all the way to the right side of the gauge side by the 'H'. So the gauge responded with movement but this happened before the engine got barely warm. Would a bad thermostat give this result? Do you suggest, if all fuses and breakers are OK, to remove the sensor out of the engine and inspect and clean? Is there not a history that would indicate a weakness in this issue of the dashboard engine temp gauge malfunctioning? If the gauge is ultimately deemed bad, can you suggest where I could acquire one? I know of Kanters in NJ, but there may be better options. Thank you so very much!