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Old 01-26-2010, 02:34 PM
Texholdem Texholdem is offline
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Originally Posted by Billybob View Post
You most likely have no power to the module's temp electronics because if there was power the display segments would be visible even with no sensor connected. Without a sensor a powered module will read 136+. There appears to be a ground connection because the illumination works. If you have the illumination bulb lit all the time with the ignition turned on, it may very well be that you have the connections to the illumination bulb and the module power switched. Double check those connections and that might get things correct! Good Luck!
Yes, the illumination is permanently on with the ignition tunred on. It is only one connector to the display module. I am going to check if the connector can be inserted other way, else I don't know how the connections can be switched. Thank you for your diagnosis.
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