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Stock Temp guage dead

Old Dec 13, 2004 | 09:55 AM
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Stock Temp guage dead

Just noticed it....its stuck on zero and wont move..

What are the 1st things to check?
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 10:04 AM
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Car: Z28
Engine: Sb2.2 406
Transmission: Jerico 4 speed
Axle/Gears: Ford 9" 3.60
When you turn the car on, does the gauge peg itself as a "self check" then drop to 0? Or is it just stuck at 0 all the time?
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 10:10 AM
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Check the connection to the sensor on the driver's side head. If the wire is not making contact the guage will peg at zero.
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 10:38 AM
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its stuck on zero and never checks..never moves.

When i replaced the plug wires on the drivers side i must have accidently pulle the wire...not sure what its suppose to look like or connect to...
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 10:48 AM
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There's a single green wire that would be floating over there somewhere. It connects to a little sensor screwed into the driver side cylinder head. It has a single male blade-type connection, so the green wire will have a single female reciever.

Sensor looks like this:
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 01:05 PM
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Thanks...you guys ROCK ! :rockon:
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