[s-cars] Intermittent Oil Temp Gauge

[brian bilotti]

Mine is the gauge. I swapped out the IC and works!!!!

--- cecilmorris at optonline.net wrote:

> Are you sure it is that, just to share I had the
> same issue and it was the connector from the sending
> unit.  Turned out the line was starting sever
> because it was too taught (sp?). Eventually the line
> severed, butt clipped and heat shrinked wrapped and
> all was well. 
> 
> Just sharing
> 
> Cecil
> 93 S4
> 
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> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 13:21:08 -0400
> From: Mark Pollan <mark.pollan at verizonbusiness.com>
> Subject: [s-cars] Intermittent Oil Temp Gauge
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> 
> My oil temp gauge is a tad flakey.  I know the cause
> but don't know the long
> term fix.  I had pulled the cluster and removed the
> gauge a while back.
> Cleaning the posts on the gauge helped for a bit but
> the flakiness returned
> in about 1 month.  I'm thinking a small drop of
> solder on each post but feel
> that this may also be a temporary, albeit more
> temporary fix than just
> cleaning the posts.  Oh yeah, I did hit them with
> DeOxit before reassembly
> last time.  I'd continue to live with it but my
> outside temp display bulb is
> out so I'll be removing the IC to address that and
> would like to kill two
> birds.
> 
>  
> 
> Regards,
> 
>  
> 
> Mark
> 
> 95.5 S6
> 
> 
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