Doug, the gauge on the later spitfires is electrical and a the lower the resistance, the higher the gauge reads. Sounds like you have this type if it shoots to high when you turn on the ignition and you talk about reversing the connections. So it's probably shorted out somewhere, assuming it worked OK before.
If have you been working on the car as it sounds like you may have, then reversing the leads, it would still read low when cold with the ignition just first turned on as the sensor resistance would be so high and the gauge would try to move the other way (assuming that's the type of gauge I think it is). Disconnect the wire at the sensor at the themostat housing and see if it still is high, if so most likely the wire has got shorted to the chassis somewhere, maybe by being worn through at one of those holders that just holds that wire for example to the front lifting eye. It it goes low then the sensor is shorted out inside. Alan -----Original Message----- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on behalf of "Douglas Frank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 12:02:46 -0400 To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: temp gauge pegged high Hi all, Subject says it all, except this: it's not telling the truth. So, what would make the temp gauge hit the 'hot' peg when I first turn the ignition on? Do I have the gauge wired backwards or something? thnx! -- -- Douglas Frank DigitalWhoopsCompaqImeanHP Co. ZKO 110 Spit Brook Rd. The older I get, 603-884-0501 Nashua, NH USA 03062 the better I was. /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
