[DeTomaso] Water temp. sendor

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/19/11 7:46:29 PM, shawkins777 at comcast.net writes:

> Is there a way to check the temperature gauge to see if it works?  I 
> thought that the water temperature sensor was a Ford part but, I went to change 
> mine and discovered it's a Veglia sensor. Am I just remembering wrong?
> 
Must be a Euro part; every U.S. Pantera I've ever seen did have a Ford 
sender- which was part of the problem: mismatched sender-to-gauge. Easiest way 
to check the block temp is with an IR gun: shoot the block around the 
sender.... your sender IS in the block under the thermostat, isn't it? 
Next problem: most U.S Panteras had one of two different resistors taped 
into the sender line to bring the calibration closer. I found the latest 
0-260F gauge needed NO resistor, in our car. 
Have fun- J DeRyke