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Old 05-18-2007, 12:19 PM
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OK so this morn my temp gauge goes a lil freaky on me. I normally run @ 165*. This morn after it heated up got to normal level than after a few mins shot up to approx. 270* like instantly and then proceded to bounce back between the two for a while. There is no possible way for the temp to actually rise and drop 100* at a time repeatedly. After a bit it went back to normal and stayed there. Any ideas??

Also I after I stopped. The car did not feel very hot. Bad sensor maybe?
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Old 05-18-2007, 12:22 PM
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I need to find out whats up with mine too. It doesnt work at all, just stays pinned at the bottom so I never know how hot my car is!
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Old 05-18-2007, 12:23 PM
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Bad sensor, bad connection to the sensor, low on coolant (Id check that first), clean the connections on the sensor itself and the wire going to it.
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Bad sensor, bad connection to the sensor, low on coolant (Id check that first), clean the connections on the sensor itself and the wire going to it.
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Coolant level is fine, just did a flush 2 weeks ago and been monitoring the level since then.
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