Fluctuating temp gauge?
#1
Senior Member
Posts like a Supercharger
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 164
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Fluctuating temp gauge?
So I popped the hood the other day...Look in my coolant resivoir and its empty! First thing I think...DAMN PLASTIC INTAKE! I was relieved to find that the loss of coolent was, I hope, the thermostat housing. So I bought new gaskets and put the 180 t-stat back in(I put the 195 in it a couple months ago). Now the temp gauge constantly fluctuates between about 165 and 185...Up and down, up and down....Hmm, any Ideas?
#3
Senior Member
True Car Nut
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Lethbridge, Alberta, _______Canada._______ West Coast Bonneville Fest ___05,06,07 Survivor___
Posts: 8,135
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
mine does a lot of fluctuation with the 195 in it. I find what works is if you tap on top of where the temp gage is with your fingers, mine usually goes back to were it should be!
#5
Senior Member
Posts like a Turbo
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: sterling heights michigan
Posts: 495
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Re: Fluctuating temp gauge?
Originally Posted by randallons
So I popped the hood the other day...Look in my coolant resivoir and its empty! First thing I think...DAMN PLASTIC INTAKE! I was relieved to find that the loss of coolent was, I hope, the thermostat housing. So I bought new gaskets and put the 180 t-stat back in(I put the 195 in it a couple months ago). Now the temp gauge constantly fluctuates between about 165 and 185...Up and down, up and down....Hmm, any Ideas?
#7
Senior Member
Posts like a Supercharger
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 164
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by fuddyduddy121
Does it go consistently up and down at the same time interval?
#10
Senior Member
Posts like a Supercharger
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 164
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Well I changed the thermostat and it'* still fluctuating. Basically replaced a stant 180 with another one. It floats between about 195 and the next bar to the left of 195, back and forth. Could this be a result of a leak in the system? see http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...ic.php?t=14515
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post