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PEGGING TEMPERATURE GAUGE by ottercomet
Started on: 07-30-2013 12:20 AM
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Last post by: masospaghetti on 07-31-2013 09:40 AM
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Report this Post07-30-2013 12:20 AM Click Here to See the Profile for ottercometSend a Private Message to ottercometEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
The temp gauge on my revived 86 2M6 SE pegs to max shortly after start up. A search found this fix:
www.michiganfieroclub.com/files/tempgauge.pdf.
Would like to know if anyone has implemented the wiring changes described and had successful results.
Don't want to pull the dash apart if it doesn't work
Thanks
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Report this Post07-30-2013 01:15 AM Click Here to See the Profile for Silicoan86Send a Private Message to Silicoan86Edit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
Yes. Many, many people have performed this "fix" with much success.

Here's another how-to for reference.

[This message has been edited by Silicoan86 (edited 07-30-2013).]

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Report this Post07-30-2013 01:50 AM Click Here to See the Profile for Shonyman32Send a Private Message to Shonyman32Edit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
I did this repair and my gauge still reads what it did but my temp gauge works like it should now. Temp gauge never goes over the 2 little notch.
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Report this Post07-30-2013 04:26 AM Click Here to See the Profile for cebixSend a Private Message to cebixEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
Yeah, 100% working.
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Report this Post07-30-2013 08:45 AM Click Here to See the Profile for fierosoundClick Here to visit fierosound's HomePageSend a Private Message to fierosoundEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
 
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Originally posted by ottercomet:

Don't want to pull the dash apart if it doesn't work



It works. You only need to pull the cluster.

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Report this Post07-30-2013 11:52 PM Click Here to See the Profile for fastblackSend a Private Message to fastblackEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
What I found that worked best for me was too just "lengthen" the wires behind the gauge cluster instead of trying to take the pin out of the harness and stretching the wire across to the other side of the cluster.

I snipped both wires in question leaving myself plenty of room to play with. I used two different colored wires to avoid confusion but this of course is not necessary. Just a matter of a few quick solder joints and heat shrink. Button it all up and you're done.
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Report this Post07-31-2013 09:40 AM Click Here to See the Profile for masospaghettiSend a Private Message to masospaghettiEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
I also did this mod, works great. My temp needle would get stuck because it pegged so hard but everything is OK now.
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