air/fuel guage question
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air/fuel guage question
ok i installed my air/fuel guage or at least i think i have..... but it stays on red... is that supposed to be like that i mean i floor it and it moves like up to one more red.... i duno if i have it hooke dup ryt or not anyone else's stay on red or does it actually move into other colors???
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Rep Power: 0 doesn't sound like you hooked it up right, especially if your car is running okay. i believe the four wires are two white, one black and one grey, and it's supposed to be hooked up to the grey. don't hold me to that though, do a search on it.
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Rep Power: 0 Ok heres how it goes, the black wire has to goto a good ground. It has to be metal to metal not metal to plastic or anything like that. The red wire goes to a 12 volt source and the purple wire goes to the white wire off the O2 sensor. If you follow this then it should work properly.
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[hr]the O2 sensor is on the cat. And make sure you tap into the primary sensor not the secondary. [hr]
[hr]the O2 sensor is on the cat. And make sure you tap into the primary sensor not the secondary. [hr]
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[hr]Originally posted by: APS
WRONG!! You need to hook it up to the 02 sensor that is in the header..NOT the one from the cat. There is four wires....2 whites, 1 black, and 1 grey. The purplr wire from the air/fuel gauge hooks up to one of the white wires. If you need I can post some pictures to show you. Disconnect your gague immediately!!! You might be damaging it by having it hooked up wrong.[hr]
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[hr]the O2 sensor is on the cat. And make sure you tap into the primary sensor not the secondary. [hr]
[hr]the O2 sensor is on the cat. And make sure you tap into the primary sensor not the secondary. [hr]
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Rep Power: 0 APS is right the sensor is in the exhaust manifold. and the purple wire from the gauge taps into the solid white wire.
NOT THE WHITE WIRE WITH THE GRAY STRIPE.look close and you will see one has a gray stripe. hope everything turns out for you.
NOT THE WHITE WIRE WITH THE GRAY STRIPE.look close and you will see one has a gray stripe. hope everything turns out for you.
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Rep Power: 0 mine works fine too. if i were you i'd change it to the solid white one. this is the wire it's supposed to be hooked up to i don't know how yours is working but you could damage your gauge.
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