Problem with temp gage

[Phoenix21]

ok the other week i installed a new thermostat now ever since my temp gage hasn't been working it don't even move off the botom any advice would be great thanks matt

[Emackulation]

Bang the dash ontop of the cluster?

[Phoenix21]

yer tryed it not working thats what i was hoping it was

[Emackulation]

I found that with temp guages on vn's they take a while to indicate temp readings and they usually are quite low. So i give my car like 10 mins driving or warming up then knock it for 6 on the dash. But if you've tried that and you've just fiddled with the therostat then there is a high posibility thats there your problem lies.

[Phoenix21]

yer i might have to ave a go at it again tomorrow when i did it i was able to get the throttle body off but the inlet manifold wouldn't come off so it was hell trying to get it off i'll try a few things in the next few days

[HATER VP]

A sensor wont read anything if there is no coolant to read on. Did you put more coolant in and bleed the system?

[Phoenix21]

bleed????? yer at the moment there is only water in there till i fix the heater lines but it should still work i think

[g00gz]

yeah you need to bleed it. also could be the thermostat is stuffed - ie stuck open - ive had this several times with new thermostats, bloody annoying - especially on the series 1's, where they are a slut to get too....

[Phoenix21]

man i hope its not screwed is it fixable if its stuck open and um lol im ganna sound like a total noob but anyways i dunno what bleed it is (is it just running it with the cap off or somthing) thanks matt