I had the same problem after swapping in an instrument cluster with a tach. I was lucky enough that my '85's wiring harness matched that of a cluster with a tach, I thought sweet! plug and play-not so, the led on the temp gauge flashed non stop. Had to swap in my old temp gauge, not easy to do because the gauge faces are shaped differently. At first I thought I'd just l live with it, after about 2 weeks that light was driving me crazy ! Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > Never goes out. I know this is just a fault - but what? Got coolant, > Sensor in tank is good. Bad circuit in the instrument pod?? That light > is a good warning system for coolant loss - if it works. Had a water > pump seal blow once and lost all water in a heartbeat. That light > saved > the engine for me. Shut it off the instant that light came on. Engine > never even got hot. Caught it before all coolant was gone. Still > plenty > in it, though it continued to pee out when I stopped. Had to get a 60 > mile tow to a capable shop. New pump and coolant took care of the > problem. Anyone know what to do with this light? > Thanks, > John Rodgers |
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