[DeTomaso] Testing Results (Re: coolant Temp senders, engine block)

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Oh, that's right.  I forgot.  The resistor in the original was to make 
it read low, not "accurately."  Thanks for reminding me. :)

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
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On 5/19/2012 9:40 PM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 5/19/12 21 26 9, asajay at asajay.com writes:
>
>
>> According to the TSB, I should need a 10 ohm resistor with the older
>> style gauge (230).  If you needed a 10 ohm for the 260, that should mean
>> I would need a 20 ohm for the 230.   Again, I have no idea if there is a
>> resistor already in line somewhere... there may be.
>>
> Yeah, really no way to know without going on a big hunt through the wiring
> harness.
>
> The original TSB called for a resistor, not to make the gauge read
> accurately, but to make it read artificially low to trick the owner into thinking
> his car was running cooler than it really was.   The 260 degree gauge came out
> so that the 'normal' reading was about halfway to 2/3 of the way up the
> scale, rather than 3/4 or higher as with the 230 gauge.
>
> Mike
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