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Old 09-01-2005, 09:30 PM
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sunday went to car show came home put tarp on it 3 days later take tarp off to start up and for some reason my temp gauge is going all the way to overheating past 270..but my motor is not over heating..and no hoses is leaking... i checked radiator and it was fulll..what could it be...
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Old 09-01-2005, 09:33 PM
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Bad sender unit...replace it.
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Old 09-01-2005, 09:48 PM
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do you know about how much they cost..and if they are made in the after market....
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Old 09-02-2005, 02:00 AM
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Cheap at autozone, checker, napa, pep boys...
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the stock gauge sucks anyways so upgrade and get an aftermarket guage from autometer
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Old 09-02-2005, 10:05 AM
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I bought one for $3.99 a couple of days ago at autozone.
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