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Offline Redneckchevy

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Re: factory gauges vs warning lights
« Reply #15 on: February 01, 2008, 09:59:22 PM »
Cant find nothing in my chilton book :/
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Re: factory gauges vs warning lights
« Reply #16 on: February 01, 2008, 10:26:29 PM »
It's a temperature sending unit with a wire. There are 2 types NTC and PTC. Negative or Positive temperature coefficient thermistor. An NTC lowers it's resistance as temperature increases and a PTC increases it's resistance as the temperature goes up. So depending on the gauges you are using would determine which type of thermistor you use. If you just wanted a warning lamp you could simply wire in a temp switch.
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Re: factory gauges vs warning lights
« Reply #17 on: February 01, 2008, 10:47:10 PM »
So if i wanted to reinstall the stock one i would have to find it then unhook the Old one and replace it and reconnect it to main harrnes??
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Re: factory gauges vs warning lights
« Reply #18 on: February 01, 2008, 11:17:40 PM »
Just replace the sending unit and run a wire to whatever you hooked up to your gauge. Did u get a new harness?
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Re: factory gauges vs warning lights
« Reply #19 on: February 01, 2008, 11:29:16 PM »
Yea i sat there and soldered every singel wire back on...And shrink wrapped every open...Took me 2 hours...The guy Cut it off pretty far back...It will have to do till i find a new replacement harness...Then there is a wire...Coming off  the  Heat selector light bulb...going God knows ware...ill take a pic of that tomorrow..cause i also cant find the in a book...I got a bad feeling this truck is gonna burn.....He hacked it so bad i found that he ran power from a ground????? and Got ground from a ign source...Its crazy!
1986 Chevrolet K10 Swb "Women love the hood scoop"
1997 Chevrolet K10 Lwb "Dunno what women love"