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triumphdave

posted on 16/3/08 at 03:16 PM Reply With Quote
temp gauge sender

My temp gauge has just stopped working?,Its not reading anything at all,how can I test that the sender to see if it is at fault?Its the single contact type on the XE.





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indykid

posted on 16/3/08 at 03:19 PM Reply With Quote
if you have a multimeter, the resistance should change as the temperature changes.

if you don't, run a new wire back to the gauge to check for broken contacts.

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nitram38

posted on 16/3/08 at 03:24 PM Reply With Quote
Putting the lead down to earth briefly at the sender end should make your gauge rise.
If the gauge goes up, then your sender is kaput!
If all the connections to your gauge are ok, you have a positive and you connect the sender lead to earth and the gauge does not rise, it is the gauge that is faulty



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triumphdave

posted on 16/3/08 at 03:25 PM Reply With Quote
Nice one thanks

Just checked,earthing the lead is working the gauge,so looks like I need a new sender.

[Edited on 16/3/08 by triumphdave]





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