Reply to "Temp Gauge Readings"

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Over the past several days I have been after this high temp reading on the coolent gauge.(Knowing the engine was NOT getting hot) The first thing I did was to clean the main ground connector behind the drivers side dash. I also checked the main ground at the ZF. Then I pulled the center gauge console and check the wiring behind it. While I was back there, I added an extra ground wire to the temp and oil pressure gauge to see if that would help. No change. Temp gauge was in the red after only a short driving distance. Then I remembered what George Pence said about the 10 ohm resister. Maybe mine was shorting out and sending too much current to the temp gauge. A quick trip to Radio Shack, install the resistor...guess what?....rock solid steady reading of the gauge at 189 degrees! I will let the engine cool and see what kind of measurement it shows cold. I bet its ok from now on......Thanks George....another gremlin bites the dust..

9/25/054:28 PM

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