I had a similar issue, I painted the back plate on the rear oftheZF trans with black engine enamel when I detailed my trans during my recent motor rebuild. Steve Wilkinson said for me to clean the paint off where the ground strap connects the trans to the chassis and now my temp guage works correctly again.
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