Temp ,gauge

[yutz]

anybody can tell me why my temp gauge dont work ? 1988 festiva thanks

[MTec007]

your temp sender might be bad

[yutz]

sender

where is the sending unit on my 88 ? thanks

[kartracer46]

you will see a single wire sender on the t-stat housing, that is the fan switch. Coming out of the wiring harness in the same location and to your left looking at the cylinder head near number 4 spark plug you will see another single wire sensor. That is the coolant temp sensor that operates the gauge. Hope that helps.

[yutz]

sensor

thanks i will look.

[miami man]

years ago on my sunbird i was able to ground a sensor to keep the cooling fan running all of the time when the key was turned on and i wonder if i can do the same for the festiva?

[easywind]

Why in the world would you want to keep the fan on all the time? Especially in a cold weather region? Put a switch in the cabin that you can control.

[miami man]

just for the summer

[doylerl]

years ago on my sunbird i was able to ground a sensor to keep the cooling fan running all of the time when the key was turned on and i wonder if i can do the same for the festiva?

I believe all you have to do is unhook the wire from the fan switch on the tstat housing and it will come on and stay on.

[Pu241]

I believe all you have to do is unhook the wire from the fan switch on the tstat housing and it will come on and stay on.

Bingo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
we have a winner!
Provided the system is working correctly.

No reason to have he fan on continuously if your cooling system is running as it should.