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Quote:Originally posted by SteveX82:
I never thought that having your engine run too "cold" was a bad thing, but now that you've mentioned it, i've got a question......the temp guage on my TC barely gets into the normal range (even in 90º weather after some hard driving). The fans do come on intermittently and the guage itself seems to work just fine, so what could be causing this problem? I'll check tomorrow what kind of thermostat it currently has (should be 180º, right?) and try swapping in a new one.
i would seem to guess that your coolant temp sending unit may be faulty, if you are sure the gauge is working.
If the fans are working, and you said they are, it's obvious the T-Stat must be working because the primary fan kicks on around 200F (it suppose to anyway, i find it comes on around 205F).
If you thought that the T-Stat wasn't working because the gauge reads cold, then that would mean a T-Stat would probably be stuck open, and it would take the engine longer to warm up. But if the fans are working, it obviously is warming up.
200F would show about a 1/2 - 3/4 gauge reading, but that is a ballpark figure as the gauges itself are inaccurate.
JT
[This message has been edited by JT (edited 07-16-2001).]