Coolant temp gauge and sensor trouble
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Coolant temp gauge and sensor trouble
JUST DROPPED A BUILT SMALL BLOCK INTO MY 82' AND CANT GET THE TEMP GAUGES TO WORK. STARTING WITH THE COOLANT TEMP. I KNOW THE GAUGE IS GOOD , DID SOME RESEARCH AND WATCHED A WILCOX VIDEO. ITS GOOD. JUST NEED THE RIGHT SENSOR TO STICK INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. SOMEBODY STEER ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO PURCHASE ONE. I BOUGHT ONE FROM ECKLERS AND ONE FROM LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE. BOTH MAKE IT READ THAT ITS GROUNDED OUT. PEGGED 250-260, IF I UNPLUG IT THE GAUGE FLOATS BACK TOWARD 100.
nOW MY ONLY THING IS I REMOVED THE ECM AND MOSTLY ALL ELECTRONIC CRAP FROM THE CAR. REPLACED FUEL INJECTION WITH A HOLLEY CARB. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE ORIGINAL SENSOR WENT TO THE ECM FIRST THEN THE GAUGE? SO BEING IF I GET SAY A SENSOR FOR SOMETHING PRIOR TO THE COMPUTER AND FUEL INJECTION CAR IN 82, SAY 80 BECAUSE THE GAUGE SHOULD STILL BE THE SAME, WILL THAT WORK?
nOW MY ONLY THING IS I REMOVED THE ECM AND MOSTLY ALL ELECTRONIC CRAP FROM THE CAR. REPLACED FUEL INJECTION WITH A HOLLEY CARB. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE ORIGINAL SENSOR WENT TO THE ECM FIRST THEN THE GAUGE? SO BEING IF I GET SAY A SENSOR FOR SOMETHING PRIOR TO THE COMPUTER AND FUEL INJECTION CAR IN 82, SAY 80 BECAUSE THE GAUGE SHOULD STILL BE THE SAME, WILL THAT WORK?
