Hi I've hit a brick wall with this water temp gauge problem i'm having. I installed a Autogauge water temp gauge ($60, may effect the problem =)) and the reading is being altered when aircon, headlights, rear demist, anything that changes the voltage is turned on. When turning the aircon on and off the water temp jumps from 80 to 90 and back to 80 instantly (Checked actual water temps and they stay at 80). The headlights make the water temp increase by about 3/4 degrees. I've wired up a voltage regulator and the gauge is being supplied with 11.8 Volts at all times with or without aircon. Was wondering if anybody could shed some light on how to stop this sudden jump in water temp...??? Could it just be that the gauge is cheap and s*&$..... Would a stepper motor gauge be more accurate and solve this problem??? Thanks in advance
Get a decent gauge mate. I had an autogauge that never worked at all - did the sweep when you turned it on and then didn't move :bash: What have you got it wired into?
It works fine, its just the reading seems inaccurate whilst aircon is on.... Its wired in to accesory wire behind stereo with a voltage regulator between which provides a constant 12V
Aircon is to good not to use..... But as i said the actual water temps are fine its not heating up when the aircon is on (According to datascan), the reading on the gauge is just incorrect when the aircon is on.....
Where is your sensor, in a hose adaptor or are you using the threads in the hard pipe?. If a hose adaptor, you must ground them (The adaptors). They often have a little screw to facilitate a grounding strap.
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