temp guage was working as if nothing happened today.pinned just on the top of the 8 in 80.
no flickering or jumping around like before. ambient temp around 20 deg F.
guess it's the old 'self healing' system at work again.
or maybe i jostled something by messing with the wire at the sensor and behind the cluster. whatever , i'm glad to have the thing working again as it is a diesel obsession.. checking the temp. every 5 seconds, hehe.