I actually have 2 cars that have mis-reading temperature guages.
Car 1 is a 1995 Eagle Talon TSi AWD. The guage is always in the middle. Even from a dead cold start. The fan still fires up, and the car doesn't overheat. The guage will go up slightly from lower middle to dead middle once "warmed-up". The guage did work ONCE ver the winter, after the car sat in the garage for 3 weeks while I worked on it. It work as it was supposed to that first time I started it and drove it, but since then, it has not read correctly.
2nd car is a 1991 Toyota MR2 Turbo. Guage just doesn't go anywhere. It always stays at Cold. Another problem here is the radiator fan will not run when the car is stationary. When moving, the car stays cool.
Any auto-mags wanna take a guess as to what both cars major malfunction is?
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04-10-2007, 06:23 PM #1
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Auto-Mags - Non-Reading Temp. Guage
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04-10-2007, 06:37 PM #2
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tech talk is going to help you out a LOT more than in here.
on the toy, when is the last time you changed out your thermostat? it could be stuckLast edited by dk_alaskan; 04-10-2007 at 06:39 PM.
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04-10-2007, 06:42 PM #3
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Oh, sorry, thought tech. talk was for ski tech, didn't realize it was any tech.
Eh, Toyota I have no idea when the thermo was replaced. I've only owned the car since last July, and only drove it from july thru October. (it's my play car). I'll pull it out and check it though.
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04-10-2007, 06:44 PM #4
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tech talk is for ANYTHING technical. they helped me fix my furnace in there.
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04-10-2007, 06:48 PM #5
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Well, I will note that. Thanks for the tip!
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04-10-2007, 06:50 PM #6
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had the gauge ever worked in the toy? have you checked to see if the temp gauge is even hooked up? it could have fallen off
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04-10-2007, 06:59 PM #7
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It did work when I got the car. It just randomly stopped.
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04-10-2007, 07:03 PM #8
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first try the connection. then if you have a fluke (sp?) meter, check the continuity of the connection. Get yourself a Chiltons repair manual for the car, better yet, a cd/dvd will be best.
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04-11-2007, 08:30 AM #9
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