[DeTomaso] One more question!

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There is no simple answer to this one.  It may work, it may not, it may 
break your digital fan control.  It all depends on how the fan control 
works.  So your caution is well founded.

Paul
#9270

Christopher Kimball wrote:
> Thanks, guys, I'll try touching the sending wire to ground for a second 
> to see if that works.
> 
> How will I know the sending unit on the bottle is working, however?
> 
> Also, in regard to moving the sensor to the block; I actually have a 
> sending unit mounted to the block which sends a wire to the Dakota 
> Digital fan relay kit I put in.
> 
> I wonder if I could just take the wire that currently goes to the bottle 
> (the original unit) and splice it into the sending wire from the new 
> Dakota Digital sending unit.  Knowing how "different" everything is on 
> this darn car, I have a feeling that would end up messing up the Dakota 
> Digital unit, the original water temperature gauge, or both!
> 
> Let me know what you think, thanks.
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
>> From: Paul Timko <thedrol at pobox.com>
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] One more question!
>> Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 23:58:36 -0500
>>
>> Disconnect the wire from the sender.  It could be the unit on the
>> pressure tank.  Turn the key on, no need to start the car.  Touch the
>> wire to bare metal somewhere.  It should read full scale.  I would just
>> touch the wire to ground, I wouldn't leave it there.  The engine is
>> ground if you can't find a better place.
>>
>> At some point in the future you should consider moving the temperature
>> sender from the pressure tank to its normal spot on the front of th
>> engine block just below the thermostat.
>>
>> Paul
>> #9270
>>
>> Christopher Kimball wrote:
>> > Is there any easy, quick way to test whether the temperature gauge 
>> on my
>> > early '72 is working without running the car?  I'm pretty sure the 
>> sending
>> > wire for the gauge is the one that connects to the terminal on the 
>> side of
>> > the coolant bottle, but I want to make sure it gives a reading 
>> before I run
>> > the car.
>> >
>> > I appreciate any insights.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Chris
>> >
>> >
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