temp gauge

[lemkea]

i just wondering if my temp gauge is working correctly, most of the time with normal driving and a little gasin it here and there, my temp gauge rarely even reachs the L in NORMAL, any ideas?

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1995 SHO ATX, 105K, Coneless, otherwise stock for now. 2 10" Polk/MOMO Subs, Kenwood 749s Amp. Mods on my list when the car gets paid off

 

[waddsn1060]

Mine doesnt get past L either, it just started to do this just after I got the police grill. Before it stayed between M and A

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91 BLACK MTX

DYNOED ON DYNOJET: 199.6HP, 187.1LB/FT
CENTERFORCE CLUTCH,GRIZZLY PAW THROWOUT BEARING,EIBACH SPRINGS,TOKICO STRUTS,BORLA CATBACK (35HP MY ASS!), SHO SHOP HI FLOW Y-PIPE, SUPERCHIP,73MM MAF, BOXLESS, SS CAI, SVO ROD SHIFTER, FRONT AND REAR STRUT TOWER BRACES,PP MOTOR MOUNTS, CRAP TINTS, PIAA 1500XT FOGS, POLICE GRILL,
SONY XPLOD CDX M-620 RECEIVER
Dunlop SP 5000 Asymetrical 225/55/WR16
PLATES: SHO GN 91
AIM:waddsn1060

 

[HotBoxSHO]

My SHO's temp usually runs between the R and the M in normal.

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[lemkea]

sorry, i posted in the wrong topic

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1995 SHO ATX, 105K, Coneless, otherwise stock for now. 2 10" Polk/MOMO Subs, Kenwood 749s Amp. Mods on my list when the car gets paid off

 

[AutoXSHO]

If your temp never gets to the normal range or fluctuates, it's either a bad t-stat or more likely the gauge sending unit, which is right near the t-stat.

This part is like 5 bucks, and should be changed whenever you do a t-stat. They go bad REAL fast, and it causes the symptoms listed above.

John


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95 MTX with mods.

 

[SHOemup]

My SHO rarely reached the L also. It usually stayed between the L and the end of the temp line. But now i just got a new radiator put in and my car heats up a lot faster and it runs warmer in the city. Confuses me.

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Chris Reina

"Don't drive like you own the car, drive like you own the road!"

AIM=turbochris12

93 MTX stock
emerald green
filler decals
Yamaha emblems
106k
Lund Headlight Covers
Lund Tailight Blackouts
SHO window banner
Tinted Windows (20%)
Vent Shades
Big wish list!!

 

[sdpatt]

lemkea,

If your car is fitted with the 180 degree thermostat, that is quite normal. If you have the 192 degree T'stat, it may not be fully seating. As long as the gauge stays above the lower tick mark in the NORMAL range, then your temperature is normal. Watch it to make sure that the gauge rises into the normal range when you drive. That is what gauges allow you to do, watch for changes in the behavior of your engine parameters. There is no idiot light to tell you when your car is running too hot or too cold.



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Scott

1991, 252K miles, glass hood, police grill, SVO shifter, Catz fogs,
K&N, 73mm MAF, Superchip, PP Y-pipe, Borla cat-back, 190 lph pump
Eibach/Tokico/polyurethane, SHO Shop front & rear strut braces,
16x7.5" Moda R1, 225/55ZR16 Bridgestone RE730, -1 deg camber x 4,
Class II hitch, Silver award at the SHOklahoma Car Show