mikeatwo
05-12-2008, 12:03 PM
hi guys thanks for the advice,the temp gauge in my dash has all of a sudden been either going all the way up or all the way down.not over heating car seems fine.is this something that is worth fixing or should i live with it?
thanks
mike
Jaysz28
05-12-2008, 12:18 PM
sounds like you are low on coolant
mikeatwo
05-12-2008, 12:22 PM
no the coolant is new and full
lordmetalz28
05-12-2008, 05:39 PM
go with a mechnical guage,, i did and i couldnt be happier
Tex95Z
05-13-2008, 10:06 PM
hi guys thanks for the advice,the temp gauge in my dash has all of a sudden been either going all the way up or all the way down.not over heating car seems fine.is this something that is worth fixing or should i live with it?
thanks
mike
well, have you verified if the temperature is actually changing?
Jaysz28
05-14-2008, 10:07 AM
the temp gauge in my dash has all of a sudden been either going all the way up or all the way down.not over heating car seems fine.
It sounded like you said it overheated. If it did, and you filled it up, there might be air pockets in there, causing the erratic temp guage. You may have to burp the system by letting it run without the rad cap on until the t-stat opens
1987IROC350
05-14-2008, 12:58 PM
It sounded like you said it overheated. If it did, and you filled it up, there might be air pockets in there, causing the erratic temp guage. You may have to burp the system by letting it run without the rad cap on until the t-stat opens
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