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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: deland florida
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temp gauge question
i just picked up a 70 custom 10, anyway i had to take the intake manifold off to do soem work, after putting it all back together i started the car and noticed my temp gauge was bouncing very fast back and forth from cold to hot, i looked at the green wire inder the hood and it was striped in spots so i replaced a couple feet of wire, anyway not the gauge wont move off cold, is there any test i can do like grounding the wire or anything to find out where the problem may be?
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Dallas, TX
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Re: temp gauge question
same problem here, does your green wire have a plug that goes into the sensor? or how is it plugged in?
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Burnet Texas
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Re: temp gauge question
Check your connections sounds like your butt splice isn't crimped good.
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Re: temp gauge question
can you elaborate on that, (Check your connections sounds like your butt splice isn't crimped good) where is said butt splice?
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Re: temp gauge question
(i looked at the green wire inder the hood and it was striped in spots so i replaced a couple feet of wire,)
In order to replace a couple of feet of wire a butt splice would be necessary. SS68 Did this answer your Question? Last edited by Cunit69; 02-15-2009 at 11:39 PM. |
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Re: temp gauge question
Where the wire connects to the sendor on the motor and where you tied the new wire into the old wire check for good connections.
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Re: temp gauge question
http://www.6066gmcguy.org/Electrical-02.htm
scroll down to the water temp gauge
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Re: temp gauge question
If the wire (green, encased in a heat shield) comes into contact with the engine, the guage needle will move everytime it grounds out. I once had a problem with my wiring and the needle bounced from hot to cold so fast I thought it would break off.....as I bounced down the road.
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