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Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:44 pm 
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ok i put an xr cluster in my ef, and the coolant light won't stop flashing.
i've got the sender in the coolant tank and it's plugged in.
i've even tried another one which i know works (180 ohms when up, 1.3k ohms when down).
please, some help!
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:21 pm 
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What is your ef? gli, fairmont, fairmont ghia, futura or what, it makes a difference to the wiring and bem. :roll:

 

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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:18 pm 
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a povo gli.
it never came with the light.
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:28 pm 
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get a hammer, and SMASH that light! :)

 

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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:32 pm 
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nar f**k that, i need a light just incase.
my ef xr6 just popped a leak out of the welsch plug, and i now find out the light is blown, luckily i spotted it.
all this just after i did a head gasket change on the b**ch!

 

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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:40 pm 
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might be time you thought about a BA

 

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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:43 pm 
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that's next years agenda, hopefully a typhoon will fill my current carpark.

 

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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:49 pm 
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If its a GLi with ABS, then you'll have the plug there for the low coolant sensor in the engine bay, even if you plug that in, it wont cause the light to stop flashing.

The nice guys at ford made the engine bay looms with ABS all the same and all wiring is there!
BUT this yellow/red wire teminates at the firewall (inside)!
Fortunatley its the rear (visible) part of the plug when your heads in the footwell,
So! just find it within the nice snug white plug in the upper part of the firewall, and join a wire to it and then tap it into the cluster plug.

hell, while your at it, find the washer bottle level sensor wire (pink/yellow) and do the same (all you need then is the washer bottle!)


and I hope this helps!

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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:54 pm 
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yeah mate that helps me heaps, i didn't know ford was so budget.
my ef came with abs and cruise from the factory, so yeah as you said, the plug is there.
i might have to bowl that exercise over this weekend.
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:58 pm 
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No Probs!
been there done that,
its actually quite easy to axcess, you can even unclip the plug and lower it for easier fitment.

and to let you know, the Coolant sensor wire is on the RHS of the cluster, Pin No.3 Inbetween the Yellow/Green and White wires!


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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:03 pm 
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yep, i just did the research on pin-outs on the cluster.
so the black wire is signal ground i presume?
i have a few spare pins laying around somewhere too.
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:05 pm 
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yep, and as usual the ground is already there, only one wire is required.
I think this is the case with all cluster mods, Inc: spot lamps and yeh well you get the drift!

 

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Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 12:39 pm 
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that worked sweet, i ran the wires from the cluster to the plug under the accelerator panel.
i just pulled the pins out of a trip computer plug i had laying around.
i've also ran a wire for the foglight lamp, just incase i do decide to fit foglights.
thanks heaps dude.

 

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Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:58 pm 
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i dont see the point in the light myself.

if your coolant runs empty, the light wont switch on... its sensing for coolant, and if theirs none in their, it wont work... i just took the globe out of mine

 

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Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 6:04 pm 
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mrnasty wrote:
i dont see the point in the light myself.

if your coolant runs empty, the light wont switch on... its sensing for coolant, and if theirs none in their, it wont work... i just took the globe out of mine



the whole point is the light comes on when the level drops. the is a float in the header tank, not coolent float drops light comes on
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