Temperature gauge stopped working
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:52 am
Hi everybody,
This weekend I was under the hood tightening the water pump/alternator belt which made the chirping sound go away (yes the belt was loose, not worn out). When I was done I noticed that the temperature gauge is no longer working. I'm assuming that I bumped something while I was under there but I'm not sure where to start troubleshooting. There appear to be two sensors in the thermostat housing one with a single wire and one with two. I can't recall off hand which one is for the temperature gauge or what the other one does. I checked the wires for soundness and for dirty connections but I'm not sure what to do next. Is there a simple way to test that the sensor is working?
On an only slightly-related theoretical note, do you think that if a person were to overheat an SD22 without knowing that the oil pressure would drop enough that the DPC would save your ass before major damage occurred? I have not done this and wouldn't count it but this situation made me wonder if it would work like that. Thanks for the advice, you guys are the best.
This weekend I was under the hood tightening the water pump/alternator belt which made the chirping sound go away (yes the belt was loose, not worn out). When I was done I noticed that the temperature gauge is no longer working. I'm assuming that I bumped something while I was under there but I'm not sure where to start troubleshooting. There appear to be two sensors in the thermostat housing one with a single wire and one with two. I can't recall off hand which one is for the temperature gauge or what the other one does. I checked the wires for soundness and for dirty connections but I'm not sure what to do next. Is there a simple way to test that the sensor is working?
On an only slightly-related theoretical note, do you think that if a person were to overheat an SD22 without knowing that the oil pressure would drop enough that the DPC would save your ass before major damage occurred? I have not done this and wouldn't count it but this situation made me wonder if it would work like that. Thanks for the advice, you guys are the best.