Jen-in-Wellies Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 43 minutes ago, Carl123 said: Hi I'll have a look at the wires and see what colors. They are the boat was built 1980 ish At that sort of age and on a UK engine like the BMC, there is a strong possibility the wiring is to British automotive colour norms. A temperature warning sender to light wire would be black with a purple stripe for example. A temperature sender to gauge wire would be green with a blue stripe for a gauge with built in voltage compensation. See here and here. Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Carl123 said: There is no name on the gauge what I can see apart it's got vdo on the face of it there is no alarm on it VDO is the make, the alarm wont be on the gauge but a lamp similar to the low oil pressure or ignition lights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen-in-Wellies Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 16 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said: VDO is the make, the alarm wont be on the gauge but a lamp similar to the low oil pressure or ignition lights There are always exceptions. I have seen a marine temperature gauge with the high temperature warning light was built in to the gauge, but most likely a separate warning light. VDO are a big name in the marine instrumentation market and have been around for a good while. Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDS Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 Over temperature warning may be a sounder not a lamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen-in-Wellies Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 25 minutes ago, IDS said: Over temperature warning may be a sounder not a lamp. Or even both. As with the oil pressure going, if it happens than anything to bring it to the steerers attention as soon as possible is a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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