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mb · 12-15-2002, 05:06 PM

i put in new sending unit in the head and gauge always reads hot but temp is really about 190 - 200.
its a 70 chevy custom

any ideas

**68 Stepside** · 12-15-2002, 06:37 PM

It sounds like you got a sending unit for an idiot light dash. They'll read full hot, when hooked up to a stock gauge.

12-15-2002, 05:06 PM	#1
mb Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: dallas Posts: 10	temp gauge reads hot i put in new sending unit in the head and gauge always reads hot but temp is really about 190 - 200. its a 70 chevy custom any ideas __________________ this cost more than i thought

12-15-2002, 06:37 PM	#2
68 Stepside huh? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Washington, Illinois Posts: 5,692	It sounds like you got a sending unit for an idiot light dash. They'll read full hot, when hooked up to a stock gauge. __________________ Someday when I'm lonely, Wishing you weren't so far away, Then I will remember Things we said today. RIP El Jay



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