[DeTomaso] erratic water temp gauge

Tom Di Iulio tomdiiulio at gmail.com
Thu Apr 16 13:38:01 EDT 2009


thanks man, that's the answer i was hoping for.
i'm on it!

On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 11:16 AM, Larry - Ohio Time Corp <
larry at ohiotimecorp.com> wrote:

> Hi Tom,
>
> Yes you can remove the wire from the sender to the gauge and run a test
> wire. This is a grounding wire so it will be safe to run. You may want to
> also run a test hot wire to the gauge too. Please use an inline fuse on the
> hot wire to be safe.
>
> Larry - Cleveland
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> On
> Behalf Of Tom Di Iulio
> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 1:09 PM
> To: pantera list
> Subject: [DeTomaso] erratic water temp gauge
>
> hey all,
> the past few years i've experienced an erratic performance of my water temp
> gauge. the gauge will register expected temps and then drop to zero, then
> back up again. sometimes it's fine for quite a while and sometimes it won't
> register at all.
> i know the engine is hot when the twin sucker fans come on, no worries
> there.
> i've replaced the temp sending unit (twice) and the condition continues. i
> suspect a loose or faulty wire somewhere along the route from the sender to
> the gauge OR a faulty gauge.
> my question is......can i just run new wires direct from the sender to the
> gauge as a troubleshooting method? it seems if the gauge stays steady, i
> know it's the old wire.
> if the gauge continues to perform erratically, then my focus would be on
> the
> gauge.
> and if the new wire fixes the issue, then i'd probably just leave them
> connected.
> your thoughts?
> tom di iulio
> denver, co
> "bound for big bend next week"
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