I think you can just apply power to the gauge and it should register. If
not, it's bad. I know that's true of the fuel gauge.
If that works, move on to the wiring. Apply power at the sender end
(by-pass the sender).
If that works, it's the sender, if not, bad wiring.
Don Vierling wrote:
> My temperature gauge hasn't worked since I bought my car. Can someone
> point me in the right direction for trouble shooting? Does the sender
> go bad, the gauge go bad, the wiring go bad or is it a combination of
> many different variables? Any advice greatly appreciated!
> Thanks,
> Donny V
> 1978 MGB
>
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