Start with the fuses, then go to the more complex problems
Try replacing temperature sensor
There are several things that can cause your 2001 Ford F2 50 outside temperature gauge to quit working. The most common cause is a malfunctioning outside temperature sensor.
SOUNDS LIKE A BLOWN FUSE DOES YOUR TAIL LIGHTS STILL WORK? 99.9 % THE TAIL LIGHTS ARE ON THE SAME CIRCUT AS THE matker LIGHTS -TAIL LIGHTS
I hate to ask , but did you check the gauge panel dimmer switch ( just to the right of your headlight switch on your dash ) to see if it has been rotated all the way down ?
Be careful there is a temperature coolant switch mounted next to the thermostat housing. I thought this was the sensor and replaced it by mistake. There is another sensor.
Check connector and wire for shorts/breaks.
Hi there this happened to me to, it mite be a fuse or relayor the temp sender unit on the inlet manifold. It may be a faulty gauge but it is more likely to be one of the other to. Hope that helps
check fuses
Dash lights and tail lights are on the same fuse.
Sounds like the ground for the dash is not good. Check the plug on the back of the instrument cluster is pluged in right. Good luck Jerry
If your coolant level is fine but your engine temperature gauge is reading on the cool side all the time , your thermostat is probably sticking open. ( or you have no thermostat , or the wrong thermostat - one that has too low of a temperature range ) Anybody else have any ideas ?
Do not get any ideas