Re: IML: A not so warm Crown

["jsadowski" <jsadowski@xxxxxxx>]

There is a sending unit at the front of the engine at the top of the water 
pump. There should be a single wire attached to it. Check to see if the wire 
is connected & making a good connection. If still no reading, replace the 
sender. They are available & inexpensive.
John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JosephStil@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 9:33 AM
Subject: IML: A not so warm Crown


> Hi all, me again:
>
> As I continue to get The Big Red Sled ready for his trip to the 
> transmission
> shop (this car does NOT like reverse gear -- I have read it before  here 
> on
> the list and at the Forward Look list -- all gears but reverse work fine
> --what is up with this?), to have the transmission worked on, I have 
> gotten the
> car running a couple of times, after performing a basic tune up (need to 
> do the
> points/condenser & check the timing), doing the brake work, replacing the
> fuel pump, cleaning up the fuel tank, etc.
>
> I am curious about one thing (well, one thing at the moment).  The  other 
> day
> while at idle and after idling for about 15 minutes, I noticed that  the
> temperature gauge on the dash was not working.  The fuel gauge was  fine, 
> the
> alternator/generator gauge was fine, the oil pressure gauge was  fine; 
> the
> temperature gauge was pegged at "C."  So, curious, I opened  up the heater 
> all the
> way and the air was very toasty.
>
> So, my questions are these:  1)  Could the problem be the  thermostat?  2)
> If not thermostat, could the problem be some sort of  sending unit to the
> gauge? 3) If not a sending unit, could the gauge be  funky?
>
> Any suggestions on how to run this problem down?
>
> Thanks everyone!!!
>
> Joe
> Allen Texas
> 1961 Crown Southampton




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