[Shotimes] Now what?

[Kevin & Cheryl Airth]

Derrick:
 Did you clear the old codes before? Just disconnect the jumper wire while
the codes are coming out and it will erase everything.
 Double check the plug and wires from the coil pack, maybe got a bad unit
again?
 I would change the temp sender before doing anything else and maybe the
thermostat if you are there. Pretty cheap and easy to do. Just don't break
the studs on the water outlet! They don't need much force.
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> Of course, now that I can read the computer codes on the side of the road,
> my car won't do it's "running on 2 cylinders thing".  The coil pack was
> replaced and I still get the coil primary error in memory.  Since
> replacement it's done it's thing once for a bout 2 minutes.
>
> On the way home from surfing this morning I noticed the temperature gauge
> dancing around.  I goes from practically pegged on the cold end of the
> gauge to what is normal (historically) indication of temp with a "cycle
> time" of about 2-3 seconds.  It doesn't "oscillate" with a regular period
> and it seems to go with throttle position under load, not with rpm.  I
> can't make myself believe that the temperature is actually varying that
> much that fast.
> Derrick