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Re: Temp Gauge freaking out

Posted By:	HachiRoku
Posted On:	June 11, 2004 at 3:57 pm GMST

Oh, yeah. A good hard RAP on the side of the instrument pod usually straightens it out...

Good fix, eh?

Will Berninger wrote:

>
>
> hachiroku wrote:
>
> > I have the same problem on a
> n
> > '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 gues
> s
> > would be the sending unit. E
> as
> > ier to fix but more expensiv
> e,
> > I'm sure.
> >
> >
> > jkendall83 wrote:
> >
> > > When I turn on the engine,
> t
> > he
> > > guage immediately jumps to
> t
> > h
> > > e mid range ,after not lon
> g
> > (3
> > > 0 sec to 1 min) it jumps a
> ll
> > t
> > > he way to hot (top of the
> sc
> > al
> > > e) it then periodically go
> es
> > t
> > > o middle and then back aga
> in
> > .
> > > It also jumps up and down
> ab
> > o
> > > ut an 1/8 if an inch....wh
> at
> > g
> > > ives??
> My 85 convertible does somethi
> ng similar.  It starts out nor
> mally and sometimes after abou
> t 10 minutes of driving it goe
> s from "normal" to full hot in
> approximatley 20 seconds.  Th
> en it pops back to normal all
> at one time like in 1-2 second
> s.  The person I purchased the
> car from chased this problem
> by replacing the radiator, sen
> der unit,thermostat, and I thi
> nk the water pump.  Tracked it
> to the gage or ecu.  I have n
> ot chased it myslef yet but it
> is definately an indication p
> roblem.
> Will Berninger

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Message:	HachiRoku wrote: > Oh, yeah. A good hard RAP on t > he side of the instrument pod > usually straightens it out... > > Good fix, eh? > > > Will Berninger wrote: > > > > > > > hachiroku wrote: > > > > > I have the same problem on > a > > n > > > '85. I suspect that years > of > > d > > > ust have accumulated in th > e > > gu > > > age and it needs a cleanin > g. > > > > > > Funny how it's just the te > mp > > g > > > uage, though. My second gu > es > > s > > > would be the sending unit. > E > > as > > > ier to fix but more expens > iv > > e, > > > I'm sure. > > > > > > > > > jkendall83 wrote: > > > > > > > When I turn on the engin > e, > > t > > > he > > > > guage immediately jumps > to > > t > > > h > > > > e mid range ,after not l > on > > g > > > (3 > > > > 0 sec to 1 min) it jumps > a > > ll > > > t > > > > he way to hot (top of th > e > > sc > > > al > > > > e) it then periodically > go > > es > > > t > > > > o middle and then back a > ga > > in > > > . > > > > It also jumps up and dow > n > > ab > > > o > > > > ut an 1/8 if an inch.... > wh > > at > > > g > > > > ives?? > > My 85 convertible does somet > hi > > ng similar. It starts out n > or > > mally and sometimes after ab > ou > > t 10 minutes of driving it g > oe > > s from "normal" to full hot > in > > approximatley 20 seconds. T > h > > en it pops back to normal al > l > > at one time like in 1-2 seco > nd > > s. The person I purchased t > he > > car from chased this problem > > by replacing the radiator, s > en > > der unit,thermostat, and I t > hi > > nk the water pump. Tracked > it > > to the gage or ecu. I have > n > > ot chased it myslef yet but > it > > is definately an indication > p > > roblem. > > Will Berninger
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