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Offline Cory

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temperature gauge stopped working
« on: 13 April 2010, 09:16 »

hi guys, just a quick one . . .
temperature gauge just dropped whilst driving the other day, and hassnt worked since.
is this a common problem? any ideas how to fix it?

many thanks
Cory  :smiley:
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Offline jezza16v

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Re: temperature gauge stopped working
« Reply #1 on: 13 April 2010, 10:37 »
Engine type, 8v or 16v?
Maybe the sender wire has broken, become detached or the sender itself has packed up. Different on 8v &16v.
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Offline Cory

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Re: temperature gauge stopped working
« Reply #2 on: 25 April 2010, 14:39 »
turns out it was the sender. its an 8v 1.6 carb driver.

the guy who serviced it changed it, but said he didnt use a vw one?  :undecided:
and now it reads really high. is this normal? im guessing not?

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Offline Lee_dub

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Re: temperature gauge stopped working
« Reply #3 on: 25 April 2010, 15:39 »
no its not! get a proper sender from VW before you start chasing your tail on problems!
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Offline sprout99

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Re: temperature gauge stopped working
« Reply #4 on: 25 April 2010, 21:06 »
Quote from: Lee_dub on 25 April 2010, 15:39
no its not! get a proper sender from VW before you start chasing your tail on problems!

i had same prob with copy temp senders - gauge read high and block over temp light came on too early

bought a german made one off vwspares and it's spot on now
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Offline peaky83

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Re: temperature gauge stopped working
« Reply #5 on: 26 April 2010, 14:45 »
Thermostat?
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