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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: smartrs on 16 January 2010, 13:03:00

Title: tempture gauge problems
Post by: smartrs on 16 January 2010, 13:03:00

my tempture gauge is not working correctly , the tempture gauge does not move whilest the engine is running but when you turn the ignishion on after a run the gauge goes up but when the engine is started the gauge goes back to not working any ideas

Title: Re: tempture gauge problems
Post by: rustym95 on 16 January 2010, 13:07:35

tap display see what it dose then?

Title: Re: tempture gauge problems
Post by: smartrs on 16 January 2010, 16:59:01

tried tapping the display not helped  :(

Title: Re: tempture gauge problems
Post by: SP_3.2 on 16 January 2010, 18:07:11

If not moving sounds to me as if the stat is not opening .

Title: Re: tempture gauge problems
Post by: smartrs on 16 January 2010, 19:13:54

it does move when the car is not running also it moved slightly when drivig earlyer but then just returned to where it sits when the car is off ???

Title: Re: tempture gauge problems
Post by: Andy B on 16 January 2010, 19:28:35

You can prove that the gauge works by earthing/grounding the wire that should go to the temp sender, the gauge should then go all the way to HOT. If it doesn't I'd check/replace the sender.