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I would trust the autometer (archive)
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Posted by RobS. on September 24, 2001 at 03:36:12:

In Reply to: Cooling system/gauge questions... posted by Jason H. on September 23, 2001 at 22:17:09:

more than the 30 year old stock gauge. do any of the other gauges do similar things? What does the Autometer use for a sender, and where is it mounted? I seriously doubt that the coolant would spike to 250 degrees (i think thats the high end of stock gauge) within a minute and a half. it could be either the stock gauge or the stock sender. or a weird grounding problem. You can get one of those handheld non-contact thermometers (fun for the whole family!) or maybe borrow one from a radiator shop if you give them a fat deposit or something. Good luck!!

-Rob
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I have an 02 that I am in the process of trying to get back on the road. After idling the motor this weekend for a short time (maybe 1 to 1.5 minutes)I notice that the temp gauge in the instrument cluster shot up in the red zone very quickly. No gradual climb out of the blue, it all of the sudden pegged the top of the gauge. The PO had installed an AutoMeter water temp gauge in a pod and I did notice a more gradual climb to about 150 degrees and then to 180 after a couple of more minutes where it remained. Of course, I don't know if there is a calibration issue with the secondary gauge. I just replaced the radiator and refilled the system, BTW, and I did have a thought that there might possibly be air in the system based on a post last week. Another point is that I don't know a great deal about the history of this car so I am not sure if it was reading this way before. My questions are: Any there any indications that it is overheating (this is my primary concern)? Any thoughts on what may be causing the instrument cluster gauge to peg so suddenly after starting the motor? (I did clean the ground strap, but not the ground on the instrument cluster yet, thinking it might be a grounding problem...hmmmm...) For those of you with gauges, what water temps are you seeing? Is 150-180 in the "desired" range?

Phew...get all of that? :-)

Thanks, Jason




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