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I was poking through the tech articles and saw something about an IVR problem causing the gauges to spike and stay there sometimes..
In my case, the temp gauge does it a lot, while the rest seem to work just fine (oil pressure looked a little higher than normal tonight, but still within range and I attributed it to colder running temps since it cooled off a bit since yesterday). Would a problem with this unit only cause ONE gauge to go nuts? I know the motor isn't overheating, since as a precaution I pulled over and though the gauge was above the red area the radiator cap was almost cold, and the rest of the cooling system was only warm.
Thoughts? Easy fixes? I used to have gauge fluctuation problems in my Shelby but a quick squeeze of the pliers on the oil pressure connector solved that one for good.
Final footnote: it seems (in the past week) to only do this mostly when its running colder.. on those 90 degree days it was fine.
In my case, the temp gauge does it a lot, while the rest seem to work just fine (oil pressure looked a little higher than normal tonight, but still within range and I attributed it to colder running temps since it cooled off a bit since yesterday). Would a problem with this unit only cause ONE gauge to go nuts? I know the motor isn't overheating, since as a precaution I pulled over and though the gauge was above the red area the radiator cap was almost cold, and the rest of the cooling system was only warm.
Thoughts? Easy fixes? I used to have gauge fluctuation problems in my Shelby but a quick squeeze of the pliers on the oil pressure connector solved that one for good.
Final footnote: it seems (in the past week) to only do this mostly when its running colder.. on those 90 degree days it was fine.
1986 Ford Thunderbird Turbo coupe
all stock, hacksaw muffler delete, 124k miles.
1985 Ford Thunderbird Elan 5.0, 172k miles, shift kit, true duals, stock otherwise. **SOLD**
all stock, hacksaw muffler delete, 124k miles.
1985 Ford Thunderbird Elan 5.0, 172k miles, shift kit, true duals, stock otherwise. **SOLD**