Engine Temp gauge not working?

[dyce590]

at one point my car wouldnt start so i attempted to jump it using cables. it ended up overcharging my battery...causing 2 blown amp fuses, 1 blown radio fuse, 1 blow ek foglight bulb, and a temp needle reading 'h' without the car being on. so i removed the cables. replaced the fuses and bulb...but i noticed my temp gauge still doesnt work. i was first told it was my thermostat so i changed it. but still, it doesnt work. i was even told the gauge itself in the cluster may have broke..or the needle.?

what could be the problem ??

 

[Genuine Rolla]

dang...

could be the cluster man. See if you can swap it out with a different one to see if the temp gauge will work.

 

[knightxrider1]

it doesnt sound like anything mechanical. maybe it was the cluster that went out. theres a 30 dollar. ummmm... idk wats its called but a sensor right in front of the block that you could try changing. like a water temp sensor. before i changed that, my gauge went up and down constantly. but. it sounds like your wires got shorted and maybe melted together or something liek that. gl

 

[Handlebars]

same thing happened to me after one of my swaps, just buy a new cluster ( perfect time to upgrade to an ex cluster if you dont have a tach)

 

[gsxr1000k6]

could be the coolant temp sensor usually right in front of the thermostat housing

 

[standbackimapro]

Yah, coolant temp sensor