Aftermarket Gauge hookup-73 Vega GT- pt 2 H2O

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Aftermarket Gauge hookup-73 Vega GT- pt 2 H2O

Postby ol55 » Fri Aug 01, 2014 4:19 pm

The Water Temp Gauge is a Stewart Warner. The temp was sitting on about 120 until recently. When I moved the car the gauge went to zero. Now it moves around with some resistance. I guess I want to try it because I assume it is (was) calibrated to the sending unit.

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I think the wires are connected this way:

Green - Sending Unit(S)
Black -Ground (G)
Pink- Positive (I)


Is that correct?



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Larry
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Re: Aftermarket Gauge hookup-73 Vega GT- pt 2 H2O

Postby spencerforhire » Sat Aug 02, 2014 9:48 am

yes. Don't be worried about the needle moving around while the gauge is not hooked up. Perfectly normal.
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Re: Aftermarket Gauge hookup-73 Vega GT- pt 2 H2O

Postby ol55 » Sun Aug 03, 2014 10:03 am

Thanks! Water temp gauge is working.

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