Switched to a Carbed 350.. Temp gauge no longer works
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From: Windsor Ontario
Car: 1987 Firebird Formula
Engine: 2004 LQ4
Transmission: T-5 WC
Axle/Gears: 3.42
Switched to a Carbed 350.. Temp gauge no longer works
The gauge worked before I rid my car of the awful TBI, I rewired most of the gauge sensors, the Oil pressure works, tach works, speedo works, voltage reading works, but my temp gauge doesn't read anything.
It's a yellow, and a black wire to a 3/8 thread sensor that went into the intake on the TBI, I moved it into the head.
Did I accidently use the wrong sensor?
It's a yellow, and a black wire to a 3/8 thread sensor that went into the intake on the TBI, I moved it into the head.
Did I accidently use the wrong sensor?
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Made No Sense
The temp gage wire was originally was dark green, one wire only emanates from the sender.
The sender was located on the left, below the valve cover, on most VINS.
Sounds like you used the wrong sensor.
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How bout those too scared to drive without headlights in the daytime
and the ones that need headlights for a little rain
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The sender was located on the left, below the valve cover, on most VINS.
Sounds like you used the wrong sensor.
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Happy Racing!
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How bout those too scared to drive without headlights in the daytime
and the ones that need headlights for a little rain.
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From: Windsor Ontario
Car: 1987 Firebird Formula
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Transmission: T-5 WC
Axle/Gears: 3.42
Re: Made No Sense
The temp gage wire was originally was dark green, one wire only emanates from the sender.
The sender was located on the left, below the valve cover, on most VINS.
Sounds like you used the wrong sensor.
◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙
Happy Racing!
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How bout those too scared to drive without headlights in the daytimeand the ones that need headlights for a little rain
.
The sender was located on the left, below the valve cover, on most VINS.
Sounds like you used the wrong sensor.
◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙
Happy Racing!
◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙
How bout those too scared to drive without headlights in the daytime
and the ones that need headlights for a little rain.
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From: Lexington, SC
Car: 1987 SC/1985 TA
Engine: 350/vortec/fitech
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 3.27 9-bolt
Re: Made No Sense
The one on the intake was the Coolant Temp Sensor for the ECM. Need the single wire temp sender for the guage. Replacements are readily available at the parts store for not much $.
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Re: Made No Sense
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Engine: Carbed 350
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Re: Made No Sense
The wire you seek is dark green as mentioned - there is a large harness that runs from driver side to pass side, around the back over the bellhousing. The wire exits from that harness, just about at the rear of driver side head, and it ran up and over the intake in a small plastic loom.
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Re: Switched to a Carbed 350.. Temp gauge no longer works
So, I think it is the green wire that is connected, the temp gauge used to work but now dosn't. Is that a bad sensor?
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Re: Switched to a Carbed 350.. Temp gauge no longer works
this would indicate a possible bad sender
the senders themselves seldom go bad though
it's just a simple thermistor
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