When driving my Spit for the first time this summer, I kept pulling over to
the side of the road whenever the temperature gauge reached its max, which was
roughly every 5 minutes. I couldn't figure out the problem, b/c it was full of
coolant and oil, and everything seemed to be in order. I decided to test the
sending unit, so I boiled some water and poured it into a thermos and stuck a
thermometer and the sending unit in it. The thermometer read 170 degrees, i
believe, and the sending unit was at its max again. I assumed the sending unit
was bad. However, I bought a new one and the problem is still there. In the
winter, this rarely occurs, but it still reads b/w 3/4 and max all the time. I
imagine in the summer it will be hotter. Is this normal? I would like to know,
b/c it is extremely frustrating, and I dont want to inadvertantly run my
engine hot for too long.
KRis Powell
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