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Old Mar 27, 2023 | 04:01 PM
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hi guys my temp gauge stopped working so i put a new 66 corvette sending unit in and splice the wires together. i am still not getting it to work. nothing dead,
do u think my gauge is bad?? do the gauges go bad??? Or could it be my wiring?? maybe the wire to the gauge broke or is shorted out? how hard would it be
to run new wires from sending unit to the gauge??? thanks for any help or advice on this>
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Old Mar 27, 2023 | 04:23 PM
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Why splice the wires together? I was having trouble with my 65 temp gauge last year. New LL sending unit fixed it. My post describes testing of gauge and wires.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...mp-sender.html

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Touch the sensor wire to the engine (ground) and turn on the key. The gauge should read full scale if the wire is still intact.
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Is the fuse ok?
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Old Mar 28, 2023 | 11:43 AM
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Is the fuse ok?
Easy to tell, if it's not ok, your fuel and battery gauges won't work either.
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