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temp gauge/sender
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2016 5:06 pm
by chrisdevon
My temp never gets above 1/4 and even then only if stuck in traffic.
Normally it struggles even to get in to the white cold mark.
ive cleaned it out, no blockage and replaced sender but makes no difference.
Thermostat seems ok as well.
seems odd to me..
Re: temp gauge/sender
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2016 6:56 pm
by james butler
take the wire off the sensor and touch it to the block. if the needle doesnt rise to the top of the gauge your wiring and clocks will be at fault if it does rise to the top then theres a good chsance the sender isnt working or is of the wrong type (there is more than one that will fit).
Re: temp gauge/sender
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 5:23 pm
by chrisdevon
thanks for that, shorted connecter with wire and yes needle rises to top. So issue I think is wrong sender, pretty sure I replaced like for like, as behaving exactly the same, however wrong type I guess.
Is there a way of making sure I get the correct one?
mine has 5-1210 on barrel one side and 105 on the other.
My engine came out of a golf apparently, but I am assuming it would be same sender!?