Temp gauge doesn't work
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RE: Temp gauge doesn't work
it's probly your coolant temp sensor. you will have 2 of them. the one on the front of the engine by the rad hose is for your computer to sense when your motor is warmed up. and the one near the back of the engine will be for your guage. I would try that one. it could either be the sensor it's self or a loose wire. if it's not that, then it's yor guage. but I bet its just your sensor.
mine doesnt work either, but aslong as I get heat. I'm not too worried about it
mine doesnt work either, but aslong as I get heat. I'm not too worried about it
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RE: Temp gauge doesn't work
ORIGINAL: jonnymagnum
it's probly your coolant temp sensor. you will have 2 of them. the one on the front of the engine by the rad hose is for your computer to sense when your motor is warmed up. and the one near the back of the engine will be for your guage. I would try that one. it could either be the sensor it's self or a loose wire. if it's not that, then it's yor guage. but I bet its just your sensor.
mine doesnt work either, but aslong as I get heat. I'm not too worried about it
it's probly your coolant temp sensor. you will have 2 of them. the one on the front of the engine by the rad hose is for your computer to sense when your motor is warmed up. and the one near the back of the engine will be for your guage. I would try that one. it could either be the sensor it's self or a loose wire. if it's not that, then it's yor guage. but I bet its just your sensor.
mine doesnt work either, but aslong as I get heat. I'm not too worried about it
could you post a pic of where it is in the engine bay. In my haynes manual it only shows the front one.
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RE: Temp gauge doesn't work
Like jonnymagnum said, you do have two coolant temperature sensors (one for the gauge, one for the computer). However, all the information I have places both temperature sensors at the front of the motor. The one for the computer is to the left (drivers side) of the upper coolant hose, while the one for the gauge is to the right (passengers side) of the upper coolant hose. The one for the computer is a two-wire connector, while the one of the gauge only have 1 wire running to it (and is typically violet).
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RE: Temp gauge doesn't work
How the hell do I get the sending unit out!!? The only way I got the wire off was with a long pair of needle nose pliers. I can't get my hand in there and I don't wanna wreck the old sending unit. I know there has to be a way to do this obviously, I'm just not seeing it.
Please help
Please help
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ORIGINAL: 89 dakota
How the hell do I get the sending unit out!!? The only way I got the wire off was with a long pair of needle nose pliers. I can't get my hand in there and I don't wanna wreck the old sending unit. I know there has to be a way to do this obviously, I'm just not seeing it.
Please help
How the hell do I get the sending unit out!!? The only way I got the wire off was with a long pair of needle nose pliers. I can't get my hand in there and I don't wanna wreck the old sending unit. I know there has to be a way to do this obviously, I'm just not seeing it.
Please help
I know, its not the easiest thing in the world, but I can think of things a lot worse.
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Temperature Guage doesn't work
I had the same problem. What I did was to take the serpentine belt off the alternator, removed the bolts from the alternator, (might have to remove the bolt holding the dipstick), after I got the alternator free from the bracket I rotated the alternator clockwise exposing the sensor.
The ac line ac lines make it a pain but it can be done.
An alternative way is to un mount the ac compressor (you don't have to break any lines a loose.) And moove it out the way. Loosen the bottom bolt on the alternator and take the top alternator bolt out. Just swing tha alternator to the side and you wull have access to both sensors
Hope this helps
The ac line ac lines make it a pain but it can be done.
An alternative way is to un mount the ac compressor (you don't have to break any lines a loose.) And moove it out the way. Loosen the bottom bolt on the alternator and take the top alternator bolt out. Just swing tha alternator to the side and you wull have access to both sensors
Hope this helps