Originally Posted by
ZERACER
Is it possibly the sending unit is bad or disconnected? It would be very unusual for the gauge to go bad. To replace it you would have to disassemble the dash and remove the instrument panel.
Yes, I would look at the sensor probe that sticks out of the front of the lower grill...on the driver's side...about 75% over from the centerline of the car. 1. Is the sensor there? 2. Are the wires broken behind it?
Seems unlikely that the readout on the instrument cluster would go bad.
Are you getting any readings at all on the instrument cluster for the outside temperature?
Here's a snapshot of my temperature probe:
