Fudgey

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basically when i have the water temp gauge sendor plugged in, the alternator wont charge the battery and the batt light is on on the dash

and when its plugged in the gauge goes right off the scale when you turn the ignition on.

but with it unplugged the alt charges the batt up ok...

also the clock dont work but i think thats cos i took the hands off and stuck a white face on....

i have checked all the wiring out and seems ok....

anyone got any ideas, fooking me off now!!

Graceland

check and mkae sure the plug onto the back of the instrument cluster is properly aligned - had this a few times on sierras

Fudgey

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will do cheers mate.

although i didnt touch that.

just rebuilt the engine and put back in lol...

Ryan

bad earth somewhere, or a wire on the wrong way round

Fudgey

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dodgy earth was what i expected too mate....

fukkers.... looks like i gotta dirty my hands again

Spiky

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think you have the earth and the feed from sender the wrong way rounf on gauge

Fudgey

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i aint touched the gauge, and the plug only goes on 1 way...

ill look in a min again at the plug.

cheers

Fudgey

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had another look at the plug at lunch and it deffo only goes on 1 way...

plugged it in and same thing with the temp scale just rising off the clock...

Fudgey

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had a look last night, took the fookin dash out

cant see anything wrong with the clocks etc although i did get my clock working again lol...

i swapped the wires on the temp sensor and it still didnt work right...

fukk knows what else it is.

oh, and with the temp sensor unplugged, when you turn the ignotion on the needle rises and goes off the gauge... then when you start the car it drops down again....