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Eric Hibbs (aka 31tudor) [ View ] [ ehibbs@nuteltech.com ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ] St. George, Utah (435) 668-1401  Eric Hibbs

I have a set of three gauges of unknown origin or manufacture. The volt and oil gauges seem to work perfectly, but I have no idea what to buy for a temp sender. How could I test the gauge to know what resistance of temp sender to buy?

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Posted by ol bear  -  07/21/2008 05:34 PM MAYBE A PIC WOULD HELP IDENTIFY IT ??? OL BEAR OL BEAR [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] crown point, Indiana   Posted by 31tudor  -  07/21/2008 06:07 PM I'll snap a picture tonight and post it. I've taken it apart and there is nothing to identify it at all. I'd sure hate to get the wrong one in and think it's running at 180 when in reality its running at 220! Eric Hibbs [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St. George, Utah Charter Member since January 2002   Posted by ol bear  -  07/21/2008 06:26 PM HOOK UP THE UNKNOWN GAUGE TO ANOTHER CAR OF YOURS ???? JUST MAYBE , OL BEAR OL BEAR [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] crown point, Indiana   Posted by 31tudor  -  07/21/2008 11:28 PM Okay, here's a few pics with and without the flash. Anyone recognize these? I'm sure they're 70's vintage, or maybe even 80's. Probably a cheapie set from Checker or Auto Zone or something, but they fit perfectly in the overhead area so I'd like to use them! Eric Hibbs [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St. George, Utah Charter Member since January 2002   Posted by orphans2  -  07/22/2008 02:50 PM Ain't they purty! Probably out of a Yugo. LOL orphans2 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Stewartstown, Pennsylvannia Charter Member since November 2001   Posted by 30 A pickup  -  07/22/2008 03:27 PM Yugo or Wego??? lol 30 A pickup [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Cowpens, South Carolina   Posted by 31tudor  -  07/22/2008 03:31 PM If you're not in it, its a THEY-GO. And you both can bite me! Eric Hibbs [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St. George, Utah Charter Member since January 2002   Posted by reneg8d  -  07/22/2008 05:25 PM If its broke, it's a No-Go.. Anybody ever hear why GM couldn't get Novas to sell in Puerto Rico? No Va means no go in Spanish! ASE Master Auto Tech [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Thoreau, New Mexico Charter Member since July 2005   Posted by DavyJ  -  07/22/2008 08:20 PM Eric, grab any sending unit and hook it up with a jumper wire, put the sending unit in a pot of boiling water on the barbecue. See what it reads as the water just starts to boil, or compare the temp with a cooking thermometer. Just keep borrowing sending units until you get it right Still driving the wife's car, cause I am slow. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Niagara Falls, Canada Charter Member since February 2005   Posted by JAWS  -  07/22/2008 08:41 PM Eric, without a way to add and vary resistance to ground on the sender side of it, with power hooked to the ignition side, you will not be able to tell for sure the ohm range the gauge was intended to read. I have a tool with a series of resistance rheostats one range is 0-100 ohms, another is 100-1000 and then 1000-10000 ohms. I can figure out what range and how a gauge reads it with this tool. Some read from more resistance to less and others are less to more. If you were closer I would check it for you. Most likely it's gonna be a common range for most after market electric temp senders. They are never accurate, just used for a range for determining "normal" operation temp. Strictly a reference point. Like davyj said , gonna have to try some senders unless you know someone who has this old tool. An electrical headache can make a great car a pain [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Boise, Idaho Charter Member since August 2004   Posted by orphans2  -  07/22/2008 10:55 PM Aaaaaah Eric, we didn't mean to insult you. ;-) With all them kids you'd think you have a little more patience for humor. LOL You could always UPS it to Brant. He's got the tool, maybe not the time, to check it out. orphans2 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Stewartstown, Pennsylvannia Charter Member since November 2001   Posted by 31tudor  -  07/23/2008 01:10 AM Yo Dave, THAT makes sense! I think that's what I'll probably try! Brant, why don't you just drive down here for the weekend and we'll figure this out? Don't forget the tester! I'll barbeque! Robert, Robert, Robert. You know I'm thicker skinned than that! I laughed my ass off with you! Eric Hibbs [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St. George, Utah Charter Member since January 2002   Posted by 30 A pickup  -  07/23/2008 06:15 AM Eric, You know it was all in fun, yeah right!!!! lol 30 A pickup [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Cowpens, South Carolina

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