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Subject:Temperature gauge and red light
From:Erik O
Date:Sun, 26 Jan 1997 12:35:34 -0800

kenneth d lewis wrote:

 Disconnecting the single wire will
 only make the gauge read "cold". If you disconnect it and short it to
 ground you will "peg" the needle in the hot zone and cause the LED to
 flash. It may take a few seconds to react.

Thanks Ken, That info helped me too. Although the guage still won't
work. I think I need to replace the sensor. At least I know the wireing
and the dash guage works.
	Do you know if this test/fix will also work with the fuel sensor? I
have a 87' syncro without the tach. So my temp and fuel guages are on
the right side of the instrument cluster. I've heard various techniques
from pulling the tank, to working from inside the wheel well.

Thanks
Erik