[Shotimes] temp reading

[Donald Mallinson]

Typical readings are about at the M in NORMAL, maybe between 
it and the A when driving on an 80 degree day on the 
highway.  city or high perf driving can send it all over the 
place.  If it stays at the low side of the L on the highway 
in the winter, then first check the thermostat.  Take it out 
and place it in water that you bring up to a boil and use a 
kitchen thermometer to check when the thing opens and if it 
opens smooth and then closes smooth.  Of course if you pull 
it out and it is stuck open, you have your problem solved.

Even then, though, the gauge can read low.  (the word for 
these instruments is confusing sometimes.  I looked up Gage 
and Gauge and generally Gage is to estimate the measure of 
something and Gauge is a measuring instrument.  But Gage can 
also mean the second so you aren't wrong, I just had to 
check this for myself.  I am not trying to be Mr. Word 
person)  :)

When my "Gauge" was reading low, and I had determined that 
the thermostat was working right, I replaced first one and 
then the other sending units.  The one with one wire is for 
the instrument panel, and the other is for the computer.  So 
replace the one just near the thermostat with one wire and 
that solved my problem.

Don Mallinson

Michael S Wojton wrote:
> Where should the temp "gage" be reading when the car is up to
> normal operating temperature?  Both this car and my old one
> barely got up past the "L" unless it was really hot out.  I'm
> thinking I need to replace the temp gage sending unit, or whatever
> it's called.
> 
> 
> Mike Wojton