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New temp gauge sensor installed; now gauge is near red 200 1984

posted by  7dddd on  Mon Feb 25 11:47 CST 2013
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"The old sensor worked fine, BTW. I guess the easiest fix is to put the old sensor back in and see what happens. Is there something else I should be looking for? "

If the old sensor worked fine,then why did you get a new one?

Is there something else you should be looking for?..Yes, both my 85 244DLs have had strange issues with the temp gauges.As you probably know,many or most 84 and 85s had bad wire insulation and that is the cause of many mysterious electrical problems.After spending much time and effort,I bought and installed a new seperate VDO temp gauge, and rigged the sensor/sending unit into the radiator hose.My factory gauges still do weird things,but I'm glad I took the time to install the new gauges.There's nothing worse than not knowing your engine temp.






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