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Old Jan 6, 2013 | 06:59 PM
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I was driving my corvette the other day on the highway and all of the sudden the gauges all died. They all came back up again except for the temperature gauge. Is it an electrical problem or a bad thermostat? Thanks
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Old Jan 8, 2013 | 12:50 PM
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It's an electrical problem, check fuses to start with
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Old Jan 8, 2013 | 01:01 PM
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If the temperture gauge was working the whole time than I don't believe the mechanical thermostat would be the issue. I would think it's more of a bad connection at either the fuse panel/source. Keep an eye on it and if it happens again, your most likely going to have to use a multimeter to trace for a bad connection, albiet the problem will have to be there to help diagnose.

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Do the gauge lights work?
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Old Jan 11, 2013 | 06:08 PM
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Yes, the gauge lights work, just that gauge wont work.
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