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Re: Temp Gauge freaking out

Posted By:	hachiroku
Posted On:	June 08, 2004 at 2:39 pm GMST

I have the same problem on an '85. I suspect that years of dust have accumulated in the guage and it needs a cleaning.

Funny how it's just the temp guage, though. My second guess would be the sending unit. Easier to fix but more expensive, I'm sure.

jkendall83 wrote:

> When I turn on the engine, the
> guage immediately jumps to th
> e mid range ,after not long (3
> 0 sec to 1 min) it jumps all t
> he way to hot (top of the scal
> e) it then periodically goes t
> o middle and then back again.
> It also jumps up and down abo
> ut an 1/8 if an inch....what g
> ives??

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Re: Temp Gauge freaking out - Will Berninger 06/10/04 (1)

Re: Temp Gauge freaking out - HachiRoku 06/11/04 (0)

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Message:	hachiroku wrote: > I have the same problem on an > '85. I suspect that years of d > ust have accumulated in the gu > age and it needs a cleaning. > > Funny how it's just the temp g > uage, though. My second guess > would be the sending unit. Eas > ier to fix but more expensive, > I'm sure. > > > jkendall83 wrote: > > > When I turn on the engine, t > he > > guage immediately jumps to t > h > > e mid range ,after not long > (3 > > 0 sec to 1 min) it jumps all > t > > he way to hot (top of the sc > al > > e) it then periodically goes > t > > o middle and then back again > . > > It also jumps up and down ab > o > > ut an 1/8 if an inch....what > g > > ives??
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