Ke55 Temp Gauge Wiring

[jason12]

Hey guys, need some help wiring in my "drift" temp gauge. (yes have searched and couldnt find anything) First of all the sender that came with it is the wrong size... can i use the original? and which sensor is the actual temp sensor? and for the rest of the wiring i should just be able to grab power etc from the head unit wiring yeah?

 

Cheers for any help, Jason

[Taz_Rx]

No you can't just use the stock sensor. The guage and sender are calibrated to work together.

Did the guage come with any adapters? If not you should be able to buy one from Enzed, Pirtek, hydraquip etc or even a brass wares store.

 

Temp sensor is normally on the drivers side of the thermostat housing. The other one is hooked into the carby/emmissions control stuff somehow.

 

The headunit power wiring should be on the accessories position of the key. You should have the guage on "on" power.

If you wired the guage up with the headunit then when you're sitting still listening to the stereo (with engine turned off and key on Acc) your temp guage would also be on.

 

You should be able to pull some "on" from the back of the fuse box easily.

[jason12]

Thanks for the help, didnt think the stock sender would work but thought id double check. Didnt come with an adaptor so ill go and try and get one, if i have any probs wiring it ill come back here. Thanks mate