1995 Mercedes Benz 280 Engine tempeture not registering

Tiny
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  • 1995 MERCEDES BENZ 280
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 125,000 MILES
Can youn tell me how and what to check to make my dash gauge work. The Temp. Gauge does not move.
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 AT 11:42 PM

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Tiny
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Hi there,

You will have to check the temp sender, if this is a single wire sender, take it off and earth it out with the ignition on, if the gauge goes full hot it will be the sender if no movement it will be the wire or the gauge, check this first.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 AT 11:46 PM

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