My wife's '53 Belair's 235 was rebuilt by her mechanic (note it's not ME!) and the mechanical temperature gauge quit working. Since I've never seen the hidden part of the sender, could someone explain the theory of operation and possible reasons it might have quit working. The connection is a single bare copper wire (hollow?). Can it be mis-installed? Can a kink in the wire hurt? How about shorting to chassis?


The money I save as a mechanic, I spend on medical bills!