Temp sender ohms

[Turbo-T]

I've instaslled an '88 instrument cluster with tach and temp guage in my '84 Ranger. I need to know what ohms range the temp guage requires. I have a sending unit I took off an '87 2.3TC engine. I'd like to be sure it'll work before I install it.

 

[Turbo-T]

Can any one answer this? Is the temp gauge sender for the '87 2.3T and the '88 Ranger 2.9 the same part number?

 

[shadetree]

Go to the Autozone site and do a part number check. shady

 

[Turbo-T]

Huh. Didn't think of them. Tryed a couple of other sites and got nothing.
Here's another thought. The gauge came out of an '88 Ranger 2.9. I have a sender that came off of an '87 TC. The engine in the truck is out of an '88 TC. I assume all of the TC's had gauges. I guess right now the easiest thing to do is go out and hook the wire up and see what happens.

 

[Turbo-T]

Did the autozone site. They don't even list a temp gauge for '84 to '88.
I went out and hooked the wire up. Ran the truck around a bit. The gauge looks like it's reading right.