> I replaced the temp sensor with an older one I had around,
> and as far as I
> know is working, same result. tested it with hot water; get
> about 100%
> connectivity using my tester when cold; drops way off when hot.
There's something wrong with this picture. The sender resistance should be
relatively high when cold, and go down as it gets hot.
> hook up the used gages, voltage regulator, wire it up battery
> to vr (grounded)
> to gage to sensor in car, it pins right when the car is
> warmed up. same for
> other gage.
How did you connect to the sender? If it was through the car's wiring, I'd
suspect a short to ground (or something wired into the
circuit that shouldn't be there).
I'd also suggest picking up a digital multimeter (DMM). Even a fairly good one
is a lot cheaper than replacing a part that doesn't
need to be replaced. And the cheap ones (which will do) can be under $10.
Here's one on Amazon that looks reasonable
http://tinyurl.com/lwr7yvf
Or the same thing on flea-bay
http://tinyurl.com/k595mho
And of course there's always Horrible Freight.
-- Randall
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