> So, the question is: Is my gauge finally shot?, wiring
> problem, sensor is
> bad, or something else
Has to be something besides the sensor, since the needle stayed pegged with it
unplugged.
If it stays at hot with the key off, then the gauge is the most likely suspect,
IMO. But if it goes to cold with the key off, and
then to hot with the key on, I would suspect wiring first. The wire from the
gauge to the sender is shorted to ground at some
point.
A quick check of the voltage from the disconnected sender wire to ground will
give you another clue. If there is little or no
voltage even with the key on, the wire is very likely shorted to ground
somewhere. But if you find it either at a constant 10v or
switching between 0 and 12v, then the gauge is almost certainly bad.
-- Randall
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