95 caprice 9c1 temp gauge problem

1995 CHEVROLET CAPRICE
V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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BLUZPIKR
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95 caprice 9c1. temp gauge only reads when the car is shut off. Doesn't read when car is running. What can it be?
Nov 22, 2010 at 8:04 AM
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KHLOW2008
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Either there is a bad ground somewhere resulting in currect backflowing to gauge or the meter cluster is bad.
Unplug the temperature sending unit wire and if the meter drops, check for bad grounding circuits between engine and body.



Nov 22, 2010 at 10:29 AM
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