will after market water gauges work? where do you put it so it wont mess with pcm.

1996 HONDA ACCORD
197,213 MILES
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JASPERJOHNSON
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I have a 1996 Honda accord tempature gauge do not work. Can you put an after market gauge and if so where do put it so that it will not mess with pcm.
Sep 23, 2012 at 2:23 AM
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KHLOW2008
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The temperature gauge is not linked to the PCM. Only the sending unit is used. Have you tested/checked the sending unit and its wiring?
For PCM it is the ECT, a different sensor solely for the PCM
Sep 23, 2012 at 3:34 AM
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