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Author: | MrFail [ Tue Mar 18, 2014 6:00 pm ] |
Post subject: | How to trouble shoot my temp gauge problem?? |
I have just fitted a new VDO temp gauge and sender to my car. The power and the earth seems ok. I have run a new wire previously from the sender so it should be fine too. But I ran it until it was warm today and it wasnt moving. How do I test if my sender, or the wire from it, is at fault? |
Author: | ryan [ Tue Mar 18, 2014 6:31 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: How to trouble shoot my temp gauge problem?? |
is it running through a voltage stabiliser? |
Author: | boomini [ Wed Mar 19, 2014 12:32 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: How to trouble shoot my temp gauge problem?? |
Earth the wire at the sender gauge should shoot up to full or max. If it diesnt you have a power supply or wiring fault. As ryan said is it running from the minis voltage stabilizer? It would cause a wrong reading but gauge should still move. Check power supply |
Author: | MiniVLT [ Thu Mar 20, 2014 8:28 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: How to trouble shoot my temp gauge problem?? |
How did you get on with your temp gauge MrFail? Did you remove the thread tape from the sender unit? Cheers Shane |
Author: | MrFail [ Fri Mar 21, 2014 7:32 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: How to trouble shoot my temp gauge problem?? |
Nope I didn't end up needing to afterall. I tried earthing the Sender with my jumper leads and it didnt make any difference, so I figured that it must be something else. The actual problem was quite funny. I had used a little bit of new wire that I had that came with terminals already crimped on to connect the gauge to my sender wire. Here was the problem. Stupid person that put the terminal on. It doesnt work too well withour the wire actuall touching the metal. Haha. ![]() Once I took that off and connected it up amazingly it worked. Haha ![]() Thanks for the help |
Author: | MiniVLT [ Fri Mar 21, 2014 7:45 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: How to trouble shoot my temp gauge problem?? |
Ha Ha Ha, glad the fix was simple! Cheers Shane |
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