Re: Thermostate gague/multi function switch

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Scott Bermes say:

> The dealer told me that my intermittently working thermostate gague was 
> a result (9 times out of 10) of a bad multi function switch.  I think 
> thats what its called.  Where is that located and is it such a switch 
> one can clean its contacts to see if that works?  FWIW, at this time, 
> the thermostate works 95% of the time, it's not very often it sits on 
> cold.   

He means the multi-function temp sender. Both of mine have gone.
Live with it until you find it reading 0 more often than not.
It won't really affect much (the overheat/fan sensor is separate)
except not allowing full boost when "cold".

The sensors are about $75, and not even 5 minutes to install.

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