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evilokc · 11-02-2019, 10:43 PM

looked into my non working coolant temp gauge. the wiring is pretty straight forward. one wire to ignition, 1 wire to ground, and 1 wire to the temp sensor on the intake manifold. got the new pigtail and wired it manually. by manually I mean its just a mechanical connection I haven't soldered and heat shrank it yet. I wanted to verify that I had it wired correctly and that it was going to work. the temp sensor did start working but the truck never got over 130 degrees. it was cool today but it should have been warmer. the valve covers weren't to hot to touch so maybe. I will keep an eye on it over the next couple of days. hope I dint need a new gauge.

11-02-2019, 10:43 PM	#3949
evilokc Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: albuquerque New Mexico Posts: 522	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 looked into my non working coolant temp gauge. the wiring is pretty straight forward. one wire to ignition, 1 wire to ground, and 1 wire to the temp sensor on the intake manifold. got the new pigtail and wired it manually. by manually I mean its just a mechanical connection I haven't soldered and heat shrank it yet. I wanted to verify that I had it wired correctly and that it was going to work. the temp sensor did start working but the truck never got over 130 degrees. it was cool today but it should have been warmer. the valve covers weren't to hot to touch so maybe. I will keep an eye on it over the next couple of days. hope I dint need a new gauge.