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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 10:41 PM
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Default Bubba cut my temp sensor wire!! Need help.......
Then he added an aftermarket guage and screwed it into the dash.
Anyway, I now have the center cluster out and wanted to check to see if the factory guage still works. Problem is there isn't a sensor at the end of the wire now. Is there a way I can ground out the back of the guage to see if the needle will move?
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BUBBAS BEEN BUSY,,,,
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you can ground the gauge, but be sure to ground the correct side-one side goes to 12 volts, the other to the sender(which i guess should be called a receiver because it's grounded). if you're not sure which side to ground, run a temporary wire from each side of the gauge(one at a time)to the sender. this will test the sender and gauge. you can't simply use a volt meter on the gauge terminals, because in an open circuit(sender not connected) both sides of the gauge will read 12 volts.
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I located the temp sensor wire coming out of the harness near the alternator pig-tail. How can I test to see if the guage still works?
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I located the temp sensor wire coming out of the harness near the alternator pig-tail. How can I test to see if the guage still works?
Tie it to ground. Turn on the key. Should go to hot peg.
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Maybe one of these will help.

http://lbfun.com/Corvette/Tech/vette...g%20gauges.pdf

http://lbfun.com/Corvette/Tech/vette...p%20sender.pdf
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Tie it to ground. Turn on the key. Should go to hot peg.
Thanks. I'll try that.

That's a load of really good info. Thanks a ton!
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