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Old 07-04-2019, 07:14 PM
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Faulty Temperature Sensor?

Hi all, I am trying to determine if I have a faulty sensor or a short circuit in my wiring. When providing power to the control panel the temperature gauge needle is all the way to 240. Should that be if the sensor is faulty? I would have thought that it should not have any reading at all.
Any comments/advise is greatly appreciated.
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Old 07-04-2019, 08:05 PM
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http://www.moyermarineforum.com/foru...39&postcount=3

It includes the Tech Tip from Don Moyer

How can I determine if my sending unit or gauge is causing a faulty (or no) reading in the cockpit?

1) Check the connections at both ends of the sensing wire (between the sensor and the cockpit gauge) as well as the positive terminal on the gauge to be sure the gauge is receiving 12 volts. Be sure to check for a good connection from the grounding terminal on the gauge to "engine" ground. Stewart Warner gauges (perhaps others as well) need to be grounded directly to the engine for the gauge to work. If your wiring bundle disappears (like under the cabin sole) on the way to the cockpit and cannot be inspected, we recommend running a single cheap temporary wire directly from the sending unit to the gauge for a quick check of the circuit.

2) After insuring that all connections are sound, you can remove the wire from the sensor and touch it to the head (essentially grounding it to “engine ground”). With the sensing wire grounded to the head, a gauge will usually move to one side of the gauge or the other. If the gauge still shows no movement, the gauge is probably defective.

3) You can make a simple functional check of the sending unit by checking the ohms (resistance) between the terminal of the sending unit and ground when the engine is cold, and then look for a change in the resistance as the engine warms. While each company uses a somewhat different recipe in terms of resistance versus particular readings on the gauge; in most cases, if the resistance in a sending unit is varying with temperature, it's probably working OK. Sending units tend to either work reliably, or not at all.

4) After insuring that the sending unit is functional, and that all circuits to the gauge are proper, the gauge still shows no reaction (or an obviously improper reading), it's probably time to replace the gauge. When replacing a gauge, it's usually necessary to replace the sending unit as well as the gauge since all manufactures use different specifications in terms of resistance versus gauge reading. You can try replacing the gauge with one by the same manufacturer in hopes that the sending unit will be compatible, but if the gauge and sending unit are quite old, the sending unit might still not be compatible with the new gauge.
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