Hugh Januss
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- Location
- San Diego CA
- Vehicle Year
- 1996
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0 Liter V6
- Transmission
- Manual
Hi everyone I recently [last week] did an oil/filter change as well as a coolant flush, and while i was doing the coolant flush i installed a new thermostat, we took out the old one because it was giving us a HIGH TEMP READING and so we assumed it was sticking and not opening anymore, so we took it out and simply left it out for a couple months and the truck drove fine, and the other day i decided to install the new one and now driving it my TEMP GAUGE is WAY above the halfway mark and between 3/4 to full, so its reading as REALLY HOT and almost max's out the gauge [although it seems to drive just fine] and Im not getting any check engine lights? I made sure to install it correctly and made sure all my coolant is full as well used about 1 gal and 1/2 of antifreeze (not 50/50) then added water.... so whats going on!???? is it a sensor?? I'm scared my engine might blow a gasket or somethin? but since it was a problem before and still a problem now what could it be?
we did swap the cluster a while back, the Odo stopped turning, and so we got one from a junkyard cant remember what year it was.... could it be a bad cluster? bad gauge????
1996 v6 4.0 liter 2wd ranger w/ 187k
we did swap the cluster a while back, the Odo stopped turning, and so we got one from a junkyard cant remember what year it was.... could it be a bad cluster? bad gauge????
1996 v6 4.0 liter 2wd ranger w/ 187k