4kq dead temp gauge...

[R Mangas]

  Nah, I gotta have a go at least at making sure the sensor is the issue.
If I thought I could get away with it, I'd probably take the sensor apart
and fix it ;)

R




>From: "Cade Carvell" <ccarvell at nbsusa.com>
>To: <quattro at audifans.com>,<porter_dog at hotmail.com>,<bradym at sympatico.ca>
>Subject: Re: 4kq dead temp gauge...
>Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 10:38:17 -0600
>
>You could just replace it... ;-)  I find it cheaper to replace, then to
>try to test out bad, unless of course, you run a repair shop...;-)
>
>
>
>Cade Carvell
>National Business Systems, Inc.
>2919 West Service Road
>Eagan, MN 55121
>Office: 651-994-4400
>
> >>> "R Mangas" <porter_dog at hotmail.com> 02/27/03 08:58AM >>>
>
>
>    What constitutes a valid test?  I confess that I've not looked at
>the
>bently; is there a plot of resistance vs. temp or some such?   After
>the
>trouble my thermo time switch gave me, I'd be pleased if it were *just*
>a
>bad sensor :)
>
>Thanks!
>R
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Brady Moffatt" <bradym at sympatico.ca>
> >To: "R Mangas" <porter_dog at hotmail.com>,<quattro at audifans.com>
> >Subject: Re: 4kq dead temp gauge...
> >Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 08:24:17 -0500
> >
> >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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