temp gauge tempremental

[kloonsy]

Sometimes goes halfway, then just less than a quarter. But today it never moved! Any ideas? Oh, seems to have coincided with the fitting of the indeglow white dials, although i would have thought if i'd done something wrong,it wouldnt work at all.

[bigdaddycain]

Are the dials sitting absolutely flat on the face Kloonsy? If there is a bend or curve below the needle, it could be catching it a little?

Could the dial face be sitting a little cock-eyed? Catching the fuel gauge needle at the spigot?

[Grahame at work]

Hi Kloonsy,

If the sensor or the wiring to it is faulty, and giving intermittent connections you will get the symptoms you describe.
I would check the wiring around the sensor, that’s the sensor at the top of the engine above where the top hose exits the head.

Regards Grahame

[Bigblackbeastiebobbongo]

My gauge was doing weird things too and when I bled my system and refilled with coolant it seemed to stop working completely! I thought I had done something seriously wrong or there was something drastic wrong with the bongo

Helen gave me a pointer - she told me to check the voltage stabiliser wire at the back of the dials. I was going to just replace it but I took the dials out and loosened the screws where the wires fix on and tightened then up again. I pulled the male/female connector apart and reconnected. I also tweaked the sensor on the engine. HEY PRESTO - it's working again! It might just be a loose wire, so check the connections first before you go spending huge amounts of money on new parts!!

Hope this helps.!

BeastieBob