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#88505 09/02/2004 10:08 PM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 58 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 58 | Hi everyone,
I have a 69 C-10 and I get no temperature gauge reading. Do I only have to test the sender and the gauge?
How does one test a temp sender and temp gauge?
Or should I just buy new ones?
Any help would be appreciated.
69 C10 LWB 250 L-6/3spd
79 C30 Crew Cab Dually 454 V-8/TH-400
"Takes more than a coat of paint to make it at Thunder Road!"
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#88506 09/02/2004 11:56 PM | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 259 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 259 | To test for a bad sender on my 70 chevy I just removed the sender wire from the sender and grounded the wire to the motor with the key in the on position. The gauge went to hot so I knew it was a bad sender. If the guage still didn't read it would have either been a bad gauge or a bad wire from the gauge to the sender since the gauge had power to it.
Joe
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#88507 09/03/2004 6:23 AM | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | To test the sender attach an ohm meter to the terminal and the base, stick the bulb end in a beercan full of water, then heat the beercan to boiling with a propane torch. There should be resistance when cold and little to none when hot. If there is no continuity the sender is bad. | | |
#88508 09/03/2004 8:03 AM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | Don't forget to check the grounds. The sender has to be grounded to the block so clean out the rust in the threads and don't use any teflon or pipe dope. The gauge has to be well grounded too.
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#88509 09/08/2004 10:42 PM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 58 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 58 | Thanx Guys, ends up the wire was bad.
The sender and guage tested fine.
I liked the fact that you have to drink a beer before testing the sender.
69 C10 LWB 250 L-6/3spd
79 C30 Crew Cab Dually 454 V-8/TH-400
"Takes more than a coat of paint to make it at Thunder Road!"
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