It has been awhile since I posted so I could not find my previous postings. I have replaced the stator, the rectifier, rhe battery, and the ignition switch. Putting the 86 gl1200 back together and the temp gauge shows max temp as soon as I turn on the ignition. Any ideas what to cheeck before I tear ir down again?
Temp Gauge
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First I'd check the 7 volt regulator. Goldwingdocs.com has details, and I believe he sells them. I'm not sure if a shorted temp sensor wire would cause that issue or not, but that would be another place to look.
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Typically the gauge will peg hot if the wire(or sensor itself) is shorted to ground. Not sure on the 1200, but there are 2 temp sensors on the 1100, one for the gauge, and one for the fan. IIRC, one is a single wire, and the other a 2 wire sensor. The single wire would be the one for the temp gauge.
