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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 06:46 PM
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Sorry guys..used the search and didn't really find anything relevant. And it doesn't help that I'm on a phone...

Anyway I just noticed that my temp gauge isn't working. If I turn the gkey on it does, and even after starting it up for a few seconds. But after that it just drops back down and stays there.

I did to the TB bump stop mod today, and when I first started it up the idle was kinda low and would rev itself up and down a little, also threw an SES light. Turned the car off, unplugged all 4 plugs that plug into the intake, disconnected the battery and plugged everything back.. after that it idled low for a min but has been fine ever since..

And just so I'm not mistaken, is the temp sending unit right in front of the manifold on the drivers side head?
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 07:01 PM
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Yes it is on the driver side head, next to the manifold/header. They are like $10-$12 at autozone. BTW I cracked my sensor when I was changing sparkplugs, and made my guage not to work. I installed a new one and all is good.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 07:10 PM
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Weird thing is though that it still works until a few seconds after startup..and I wasn't working very close to it.. idk, illl trace some wires and check it out.. thanks
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i cracked mine while doing header and intake manifold swap, i replaced it and it still didnt work, found out a wire had ripped in half. connected wire back together and its been working fine since then.
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mine hasnt worked for 5 years. bought a new one and the needle is still stuck.
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well hell.. i unplugged the temp sensor, disconnected the battery again for another 10 sec and plugged everything back up.. and it seems to be fine now..
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