 Quad Gauge problems., wtf is hoing on? |
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| Rod |
 Aug 4 2009, 12:09 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 616 Joined: 1-January 08 From: Farnham UK Member No.: 8,526 Region Association: England  |
Fitted marks quad gauge today, when turning ignition on the temp gauge goes straight to max, checked the sender wire and that's ok. What do I check next?
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| Rod |
Aug 21 2009, 10:35 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 616 Joined: 1-January 08 From: Farnham UK Member No.: 8,526 Region Association: England |
Well I'm getting the car back from the mechanic tomorrow and he hasn't managed to sort it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
The amazing thing is that it's one of Marks brand new quad gauges and the oil pressure doesn't work either? To say I'm annoyed is an understatement! |
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| 904svo |
Aug 21 2009, 06:18 PM
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904SVO Group: Members Posts: 1,119 Joined: 17-November 05 From: Woodstock,Georgia Member No.: 5,146 |
Make sure the gauge case is grounded, The gauges are mounted in a rubber
ring and they must be mounted, a quick test is turn on the background lights they should work if the cases are grounded. |
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| Rod |
Aug 22 2009, 08:16 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 616 Joined: 1-January 08 From: Farnham UK Member No.: 8,526 Region Association: England |
Ok picked the car up and after two minutes I got them both to work... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
So not having had oil pressure or temperature gauges before to frighted myself, what pressure should a 1.7l engine push out and what is the ideal running temp? So glad it all works now, thankyou all for your help so far (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| tat2dphreak |
Aug 22 2009, 08:27 AM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
what was the problem?
I still can't get my CHT right |
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| Rod |
Aug 22 2009, 08:33 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 616 Joined: 1-January 08 From: Farnham UK Member No.: 8,526 Region Association: England |
QUOTE(tat2dphreak @ Aug 22 2009, 03:27 PM)  what was the problem? I still can't get my CHT right Honestly I don't know - I removed the gauge, checked all the connections and put it back to go and investigate the fittings in the engine bay, started the engine first to see what happens voltage wise and they pop into life! It's sitting top centre oil temperature and pressure is 40 at tickover, dropping a bit to around 25 whlst on the move.. |
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| tat2dphreak |
Aug 22 2009, 02:52 PM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE It's sitting top centre oil temperature and pressure is 40 at tickover, dropping a bit to around 25 whlst on the move.. that sounds "ok" but not great. I know mine is about 55 when cold(almost too much) and drops to about 40 warmed up I'll let an oil pressure guru speak up and tell me how wrong I am tho. |
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| Rod |
Aug 24 2009, 06:10 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 616 Joined: 1-January 08 From: Farnham UK Member No.: 8,526 Region Association: England |
More Problems...
No wonder my mechanic couldn't work it out! The gauges are in the wrong positions on the dial.... I thought I was getting some weird readings yesterday, so had a fiddle again this morning.. the voltage and fuel gauges work perfectly so I had a quick thought.. What if it had been put together wrong? So I plugged the pressure sender into the temp gauge and the temp sender into the pressure gauge..... The gauges are now giving readings I would expect to see. The pressure is about 30 psi on idle, rising to 50-55 psi at 3000 rpm, and the temperature rises gradually (I haven't taken it for a spin yet, but will later....) SO the gauges have been improperly labelled up.. or the gauge mechanisms put in the wrong 1/4 of Marks gauge.. Mark?? |
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