jonstaub2011

I'm having a problem with my Del sol that has a jdm gsr in it. it doesn't show it warm up on the gauge. The needle goes up but not to where its supposed to be. I've replaced the thermostat like 4 times, 3 from advance and 1 from Acura. I've also replaced the sensors that have to deal with the cooling system. It hits vtec and all and i have heat. I'm thinking that it might be the cluster but i figured i would ask you guys on here first before i bought a new one. Any help would be appreciated.

Former User

If you unplug the temp sender unit under the distributor and ground the plug to the engine, does the needle in the cluster temp gauge rise to the HOT reading? (if so, unground the wire immediately to avoid damaging the temp gauge)

jonstaub2011

i haven't tried or even heard of that yet. i'll give it a try tomorrow and let you know what it does

jonstaub2011

okay i grounded it to the motor and it did spike to hot. what does that mean?

Former User

Replace the temp sender unit.

jonstaub2011

thats just the plug in the head under the distributor right?

Former User

Replace what the connector was plugged into. Yes, the sending unit screws into the block under the distributor.

harms_is_back

man thats some crazy **** lol need to try that just for ***** and giggles lol

jonstaub2011

thanks that fixed the problem. i guess the one i replaced it with before was bad also