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Love2GOFAST
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 Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:49 am Post subject: Temp needle drops from just below half warm to cold |
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Sometimes but not always my temp meter will drop down to the bottom indicating cold but this happens well after the car is warmed up and it even happens during freeway driving. I've seen the needle bounce as it drops like your RPM needle does when you rev.  Could it be my thermostat? And if so where is it?  |
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PaseoDave
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 7:15 am Post subject: |
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Sounds like a bad connection on the temp sensor. The little 'tab' connector is known to rust off.
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Mo3
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:17 am Post subject: |
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lol funny u say that just then my friends car was doing the same thing with the petrol needle..ye pretty much what dave said
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tigerseo
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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| female spade connectors will solve the problem, just did my brothers car, the temp and oil sensor both rusted off. Do yourself a favour and cut back some of the hard grey tubing around the wire, it will prolong the connection. |
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PaseoDave
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Ha ha
On mine, the little metal 'tab' rusted off the sensor and was still in the end of the wire connector.
 I used a "twist tie"! Twisted one end around the end of the sensor and shoved the other end into the connector.
It's still working!!!! 
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tigerseo
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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| thats genius!!! when that happened i just got another sensor from the junkyard (five finger discount) |
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PaseoDave
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Ye do what ya can, with what what ya got at thee time.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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lmao 5 finger discount...
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