Question about hooking up stock temp gauge - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

jjg · 07-11-2002, 10:08 PM

I am trying to hook up a stock temp gauge in my truck that orginally didnt have that setup, could u please tell me where the wires should go and how i should hook them up to the back of the temp gauge.
thanks
John

jhow66 · 07-11-2002, 10:28 PM

one side to fuse panel(gauges--hot only when switch on)--other to sender on motor. Before hooking up sender turn on switch and touch sender wire to ground quickly to see if gauge moves in the right direction--if not reverse wires.

07-11-2002, 10:08 PM	#1
jjg Registered User Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: elk horn, ia, USA Posts: 554	Question about hooking up stock temp gauge I am trying to hook up a stock temp gauge in my truck that orginally didnt have that setup, could u please tell me where the wires should go and how i should hook them up to the back of the temp gauge. thanks John

07-11-2002, 10:28 PM	#2
jhow66 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Knoxville Tenn. Posts: 3,058	gauge one side to fuse panel(gauges--hot only when switch on)--other to sender on motor. Before hooking up sender turn on switch and touch sender wire to ground quickly to see if gauge moves in the right direction--if not reverse wires. __________________ 56 Chevy Bel-Air 2dr. HT (purchased new) 71 Chevy Cheyenne SWB PU (502HO) 65 GMC short bed step--work in progress and my gofer

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