[malee690]

hi

ive not long had my bus and when i brought it all the gauges worked fine, then one i notice as i was waiting for my kids at school i noticed the temp gauge had gone right down and has stayed there ever since, was just wondering if anybody has had the same problem or knows how to fix it before i pull all the dash out. Thanks

[Sir Henry]

malee690, on 18 March 2010 - 02:23 PM, said:

hi

ive not long had my bus and when i brought it all the gauges worked fine, then one i notice as i was waiting for my kids at school i noticed the temp gauge had gone right down and has stayed there ever since, was just wondering if anybody has had the same problem or knows how to fix it before i pull all the dash out. Thanks

First things first: Does the cab heater blow out warm - or preferably hot - air?

[malee690]

yes it heats up no problems

[coldeedy]

possibly the wire from the sensor, just above the oil filter, has it had an oil change recently that could of loosened the wire.

[Sir Henry]

Now the first thing to check is that the resistance of the sender changes as the water warms up - assuming that you have a multimeter to do the job. Then you remove the dash (sorry) and do the same at that end. If both these tests are fine only then does the gauge becomes suspect.

[paul9]

i used to just earth the connecter out at the sender end,gauge should go to top of its range,quick and easy check to see if its the sender or not.

[malee690]

Now you mention it, it has had an oil change not so long ago ill check that before doing the others check. Thanks

LOl yep looked under the car and there you have the wire had come off, one less thing thatll bug me

This post has been edited by malee690: 22 March 2010 - 08:09 PM