Hey All,
So this is probably a stupid question. I installed a SunPro electric Temperature gauge and it basically shows a steady 210 degrees. The last car I had that had a temp gauge that had the actual temp on it was my '84 Chevy Celebrity. I remember that car used to only stay around 190. It would go up to 210 and then the t-stat would open and it would drop back down. On the Crown Vic, it appears it goes up to 210 and basically stays there. (My '91 Grand Marquis only had the stock cold to hot gauge)
My question is, I used 14 gauge wire to wire the gauge up. After looking back at the instruction manual, it said to use 18 gauge wire. The gauge seems to work based on resistance to ground. Do you think the difference in wire gauge could be enough to throw the numbers off the gauge or am I over thinking this and that's the right temp it should be showing? If anything, wouldn't the lighter gauge wire have more resistance?
Thanks,
-Erik
So this is probably a stupid question. I installed a SunPro electric Temperature gauge and it basically shows a steady 210 degrees. The last car I had that had a temp gauge that had the actual temp on it was my '84 Chevy Celebrity. I remember that car used to only stay around 190. It would go up to 210 and then the t-stat would open and it would drop back down. On the Crown Vic, it appears it goes up to 210 and basically stays there. (My '91 Grand Marquis only had the stock cold to hot gauge)
My question is, I used 14 gauge wire to wire the gauge up. After looking back at the instruction manual, it said to use 18 gauge wire. The gauge seems to work based on resistance to ground. Do you think the difference in wire gauge could be enough to throw the numbers off the gauge or am I over thinking this and that's the right temp it should be showing? If anything, wouldn't the lighter gauge wire have more resistance?
Thanks,
-Erik
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