Surrey
Well-Known Member
Im in the middle of flushing my engine before I start installing my lift, and Im scared to go any further until I diagnose wtf is up with my temp gauge.
Before now, I dont recall having any issues with the temp gauge. (Its been my back-up vehicle for 2+ years now, doesn't see a lot of use, especially lately...)
While trying to heat the truck up a few minutes ago, the temp gauge was acting very weird. It would start to go up, then drop back down. Then start to go back up, get a tiny bit farther than last time, then drop back down. After a while of letting it idle and revving it to 1200 and 1500 RPM the needle only got as high as the N on NORMAL, and then dropped down to like 1/4 of where it was.
I read RonD's explanation of how the temp sender works, so Im going to test the gauge that way...
http://therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134916&highlight=heat+gauge+jumps
Anyone have any idea what would be the cause of this sort of behavior??
Before now, I dont recall having any issues with the temp gauge. (Its been my back-up vehicle for 2+ years now, doesn't see a lot of use, especially lately...)
While trying to heat the truck up a few minutes ago, the temp gauge was acting very weird. It would start to go up, then drop back down. Then start to go back up, get a tiny bit farther than last time, then drop back down. After a while of letting it idle and revving it to 1200 and 1500 RPM the needle only got as high as the N on NORMAL, and then dropped down to like 1/4 of where it was.
I read RonD's explanation of how the temp sender works, so Im going to test the gauge that way...
http://therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134916&highlight=heat+gauge+jumps
Anyone have any idea what would be the cause of this sort of behavior??