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flathead 53 · 05-02-2014, 04:00 PM

just bought a nice 40 deluxe coupe ,drove it for the first time today,temp gage shows hot. stopped and checked both heads and radiator with inferred gun, temp showed 165 all three locations ,what do you think it may be sender or gage ?thanks.

alan · 05-02-2014, 04:25 PM

take the wire off the sender and just quickly touch it to ground, with the ign on of course, if the gauge moves, it is the sender if it doesn't you need a new gauge, but first check to see if there is voltage on the gauge

richard crow · 05-02-2014, 06:38 PM

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does your car have two senders. if it does remove the wire on the single term one . drive the car. fi the gauge works the single wire sender is bad

05-02-2014, 04:00 PM	#1
flathead 53 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: central nj Posts: 717	1940 for temp gage just bought a nice 40 deluxe coupe ,drove it for the first time today,temp gage shows hot. stopped and checked both heads and radiator with inferred gun, temp showed 165 all three locations ,what do you think it may be sender or gage ?thanks.

05-02-2014, 04:25 PM	#2
alan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: UPSTATESC Posts: 669	Re: 1940 for temp gage take the wire off the sender and just quickly touch it to ground, with the ign on of course, if the gauge moves, it is the sender if it doesn't you need a new gauge, but first check to see if there is voltage on the gauge

05-02-2014, 06:38 PM	#3
richard crow Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,770	Re: 1940 for temp gage Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) does your car have two senders. if it does remove the wire on the single term one . drive the car. fi the gauge works the single wire sender is bad