i put sensor wire onto chassis and started car and the needle still didnt move!

im guessing i have a faulty wire somewhere then grrrr

just ignition on should suffice

aye..

so if i start car and put the sensor wire onto the chassis is should send the needle sky high

taking the thermostat off proves that it's not stuck open which could cause the temp gauge to not move much off of 90.

if you ground the blue wire that goes to the temp sender it should whack the gauge round to max.
if it doesn't swing the needle then you've either a break in the wire or a dodgy gauge.
if it does swing the needle then you've possibly got a bad connection between connector and sensor, or the sensor is goosed.

no real way of telling.. until you try a new one in there

i have taken out that goldy bolt sensor thing like you circled in the pic mate, now how do i tell if thats fucked? or cant you? only it looks just like a small bit of metal lol, anyways to tell if its broken and i need a new one?

oh arse lmao, took that off for no reason then! grrr, ah well its all trial and error, dont try you dont learn :)

the thing in the yellow circle is the sensor for the gauge

thats the thermostat

ok i got it out, made a slight mess though lol

here it is, is it fucked? how can you tell?

is it safe to just take it out and then put it back again after i have checked it? or do i need to do something else first

Yep. Just above and left is the bottom 1/2 of the housing for it.

the thing sitting by itself yeah?

under the thermostat. the one on the right which is more goldy.


stat could also be stuck open.
if so it's fubar.
3 10mm bolts hold it on so it's a piece of piss to check.

the top hose from the rad goes to the thermostat. it will be just there with another sensor which has 2 wires

where is this found lee?

its a single wire by the thermostat with a spade connector. more than likely its come off

well my car had an engine transplant so may not be, could just me a faulty wire maybe?

[Edited on 11-10-2005 by Cruising Corsa]

its broke

ttt

my temperature gauge dont work on my clocks, any reason for this??

[Edited on 12-10-2005 by Cruising Corsa]