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Old 06-29-07, 12:35 AM
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problems with temp gauge

i have a electrical temp gauge im putting in and had a weird problem. i hooked it up just to see it work and it started fluttering, i connected the pos n neg. and the other to the sender with clip leads, what did i do wrong
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More specific details please. Clips, as in alligator clips? You won't get a good connection with those. The neg goes to a body ground, the pos to the new sender. Who knows what kind of reading you'll get if you connect to the oem sensor.
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yes alligator clips, doesnt the pos go to the battery or something positive, and then the other wire to the sender, its a total of 3 wires 1 pos 1 neg and 1 to the sender
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Yep, that sounds right.
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humn u think by just hooking up clips leads just to see it work would be fine
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