# temp. gauge broken **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [January 24, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-gauge-broken/80492 "2004-01-24T19:36:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rufio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@rufio](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rufio)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-gauge-broken/80492/1 "2004-01-24T19:36:32Z")
hey guys, well basically the temp gauge in my dash may be broken. I drove the car from markham all the way to ajax and it didnt move. Also while i was driving the heater would not heat up, and it was a very cold night. Is the heater in any way related to the temp gauge? well any help is appreciated, and if anything is broken , just wondering how hard it will be to fix, i definately need to fix this heater problem as i wont be able to last the rest of winter with the problem. quick facts about car. -1991 fast back (170, 000 km) -problems only started about a week ago. thanks a lot guys ---
**Author:** ![AnDrEw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AnDrEw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AnDrEw)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2004, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-gauge-broken/80492/2 "2004-01-24T19:41:17Z")
If your temp guage is not working, its most likely your temp. sensor. Its on the intake manifold where the big hose comes from the rad. You will see a red sensor with two prongs, the one next to it with one prong is the sensor you need. I don’t know where it is located on the DOHC, might be in similar spot. Where I described is where it is on SOHC. As for the heater not working, I couldn’t answer that. Never had that happen to me. As for it being related, I doubt it. Is the heater working now? Or is it still not heating car? Hope that helps 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![rufio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@rufio](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rufio)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2004, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-gauge-broken/80492/3 "2004-01-24T19:55:52Z")
aright ill give it a check, but with the temp. sensor being broken, is that anything i should be worried about, or can i leave that till spring time to fix? but the heater isnt working at all right now, this is what im worried about… ---
**Author:** ![Racer\_XTREME](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Racer\_XTREME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Racer_XTREME)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2004, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-gauge-broken/80492/4 "2004-01-24T19:56:05Z")
seems strange that the thermostat says your car is not hot, and you are not getting heat out of the heater, as if your car is not hot. … quincidence? ---
**Author:** ![rufio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@rufio](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rufio)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2004, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-gauge-broken/80492/5 "2004-01-24T19:59:16Z")
im pretty sure the engine is heating up tho. I was out driving for about 1 hour, and all the snow melted off the hood of my car. ?? ---
**Author:** ![Racer\_XTREME](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Racer\_XTREME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Racer_XTREME)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2004, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-gauge-broken/80492/6 "2004-01-24T20:23:26Z")
k thats a good sign, what i think it is is: You know how a car heater works right? well if you dont, the coolant lines go into the car under the dash and there is a plate like thingy blocking it, as you turn up the heat you slowly turn/open the plate and let the hot coolant in, and behind these tubes is a fan, so i think that the lever that opens the plate is broken (check this by moving the hot/cold thingy back and forth if it is broken it will go really easy (no resistance)). i also think it is safe to say that the temp sensor for the thermostat is in around this plate??? ---
**Author:** ![AnDrEw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AnDrEw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AnDrEw)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2004, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-gauge-broken/80492/7 "2004-01-24T20:36:12Z")
the temp sensor for the cluster is on the intake manifold. Trust me, I pulled the wire once. But, I thing your right about the heater problem tho. ---
**Author:** ![rufio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@rufio](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rufio)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2004, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/temp-gauge-broken/80492/8 "2004-01-24T22:21:35Z")
aright, ill check up on these things tomorrow morning… but thanks for all the help guys…really appreciate it.