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Water temp gauge does not work most of the time #1318575 06/27/05 01:35 AM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 14 Chicago, IL (Island Lake) T terestron OP New CEG\'er
OP terestron New CEG\'er T Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 14 Chicago, IL (Island Lake)	My water temp gauge in my dash does not always register the coolant temp. some times it does..but most of the time not...I replaced the sensor and that did not help...i hooked up the old sensor and lit a match under it and the car reacted but the temp gauge never moved.... this is a 1998 contour w 2.0L zetec engine (129000 miles) anyone else experience this? Last edited by terestron; 06/27/05 01:39 AM. 1998 Contour, 2.0 Zetec, 4dr

Re: Water temp gauge does not work most of the time #1318576 06/27/05 03:01 AM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 43 London, Ontario T tyco New CEG\'er
tyco New CEG\'er T Joined: May 2003 Posts: 43 London, Ontario	I'm having the same problem. As near as I can tell the circuit is open. So I need to trace the lines back to see if one is frayed and grounding. The other thing to check is the temp gauge in the instrument panel. 1998 Contour 1500,000+ kms Power Package Everything Aluminum Alloy Wheels 2.0L Engine Canadian Eh?!

Re: Water temp gauge does not work most of the tim #1318577 06/27/05 03:36 AM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,100 San Antonio/Austin, TX R Ray_dup1 Addicted CEG\'er
Ray_dup1 Addicted CEG\'er R Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,100 San Antonio/Austin, TX	there are two individual items here. a SENSOR.. (coolant sensor, controls fans, and how the car runs..) a SENDER simply tells the guage where to be. a bad sender would cause this, and troubleshooting the sensor would provide no result, as you have seen. Ray '99 CSVT - Silver #222/276 In a constant state of blow-off euphoria. Originally posted by Kremitthefrog: I like to wear dresses and use binoculars to watch grandmas across the street.

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