Doug, the gauge on the later spitfires is electrical and a the lower the
resistance, the higher the gauge reads. Sounds like you have this type if it
shoots to high when you turn on the ignition and you talk about reversing the
connections. So it's probably shorted out somewhere, assuming it worked OK
before.
If have you been working on the car as it sounds like you may have, then
reversing the leads, it would still read low when cold with the ignition just
first turned on as the sensor resistance would be so high and the gauge would
try to move the other way (assuming that's the type of gauge I think it is).
Disconnect the wire at the sensor at the themostat housing and see if it still
is high, if so most likely the wire has got shorted to the chassis somewhere,
maybe by being worn through at one of those holders that just holds that wire
for example to the front lifting eye. It it goes low then the sensor is shorted
out inside.
Alan
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From: "spitfires-owner@autox.team.net" <spitfires-owner@autox.team.net> on
behalf of "Douglas Frank" <frank@zk3.dec.com>
Sent: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 12:02:46 -0400
To: "spitfires@autox.team.net" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: temp gauge pegged high
Hi all,
Subject says it all, except this: it's not telling the truth.
So, what would make the temp gauge hit the 'hot' peg when I first turn
the ignition on? Do I have the gauge wired backwards or something?
thnx!
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