4kq dead temp gauge...

[Brady Moffatt]

Hi Robert,

My solution was simple. Test the  gauge sender. It's the one on top of the
thermostat housing. Mine was crapola. Less than 40$CDN. One minute job, and
if you're really fast, you hardly lose any coolant.

Cheers,
Brady Moffatt
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
86 4kq with 306,000km
86 4kq parts car
72 Datsun 240Z with 180,000 miles
92 VW Golf with 198,000km FOR SALE
in early stages of quattrosis accumulatus

----- Original Message -----
From: "R Mangas" <porter_dog at hotmail.com>
>
>    The dash water temp gauge in my '87 4kq seems to have given it's last
> twitch; it operated fine for a time, then became intermittant about a week
> ago and now is deaddead.  Any BTDT's or diagnostic help?  A search of the
> archives revealed lots of others who've HAD the problem but I didn't see
any
> solutions.
>
>   TIA,
> Robert


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