Temp gauge woes.. quick help needed

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Temp gauge is refusing to work.

Changed the clocks. No difference.

So this must lead me to the sensor...

People have told me to earth it off and the gauge should read hot hot hot.. Ive tried earthing the wiring on the plug, and nothing happens.. although I am unsure what bit I am meant to earth?????

Is there a fuse/relay anywhere which could stop the temp gauge working? the rest of the clocks work.

If I have correctly earthed it off and it doesnt make the gauge work, then its the wiring. Can I bypass the plug for the loom in any way?
I have fitted another part of engine loom from a known working zetec fiesta, and made no difference.. so if its wiring, it will be from the plug on the bulkhead to the clocks,

If its possible to take one of the wires off the sensor plug to the clocks then I will try that,

Help needed asap as I could do with the temp gauge working!

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you earth the senser wire ... strange that 1 is it possoble that the gauge is stuck? can it move at all?

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i have the same problem paul i never got round to doing it and left it and do it off the pipes when i stop just to make sure till i get a water temp gague or something like that

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Sorted now, everything is working fine.

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how did you sort it and also is the temp gauge work off the rad or it in top of thermostate

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it will be the sender its located on the thermostat housing the one at the bottom