Author |
Topic: fluctuating water temp (Read 609 times) |
|
liammac
Newbie
 
Posts: 5
|
 |
fluctuating water temp
« on: Mar 3rd, 2005, 11:44am » |
 Quote  Modify
|
i'll be driving along in my 24v with the temp steady at 1/2 way and it'll drop to blue for a minute or so, then back to where it should be.....
needle moves quite fast. doesn't seem to affect the car.
i wonder what is the matter.
liam
|
|
 IP Logged |
liam
|
|
|
Badboytunes
Guest
|
|
Re: fluctuating water temp
« Reply #1 on: Mar 3rd, 2005, 11:52am » |
Quote Modify
 Remove
|
Trapped air lock to me but i may be wrong........
cheers Nick
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
Highlander
Moderator
Expert
13 Scorpios, XR4x4, Suzuki SJ413 for off road :)
Posts: 8244
|
|
Re: fluctuating water temp
« Reply #2 on: Mar 3rd, 2005, 11:57am » |
Quote Modify
|
Thermostat sticking open?
Temp sensor on the way out?
|
|
IP Logged |
on Oct 17th, 2011, 12:35pm, Simmo wrote:I give up !  Too much for an old boy!  |
|
|
|
|
mr._floppy
Junior Member
Posts: 100
|
|
Re: fluctuating water temp
« Reply #3 on: Mar 3rd, 2005, 12:20pm » |
Quote Modify
|
Sounds more like an electrical/sender/guage problem.
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
Paul B
Senior Member
'98 24V Ultima saloon
Posts: 2442
|
|
Re: fluctuating water temp
« Reply #4 on: Mar 3rd, 2005, 1:22pm » |
Quote Modify
|
Agree with Mr.Floppy there. Sounds like a sender prob.
|
|
IP Logged |
Two hundred & seven horses and only one jockey!
|
|
|
waders
Guest
|
|
Re: fluctuating water temp
« Reply #5 on: Mar 3rd, 2005, 1:34pm » |
Quote Modify
Remove
|
Have you checked the coolant level? If it's ok, i'm with the sensor theory 
 
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
SaveTheNight
Senior Member
I can resist anything ...except temptation !!
 
Posts: 1961
|
|
Re: fluctuating water temp
« Reply #6 on: Mar 5th, 2005, 5:57pm » |
Quote Modify
|
I too have cured that problem with replacement senders ..the gauge ones ..but I have also had one where that didn't work and it wasn't a water problem .. I think there's a reference in the site index relating to a gauge fault ..so i'll look when i get a min ....... regards ...STN
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
LiverpaulH
Full Member
My bird!
Posts: 423
|
|
Re: fluctuating water temp
« Reply #7 on: Mar 8th, 2005, 9:53am » |
Quote Modify
|
Yes dodgy sensor is very likely. I had to change one when I got my diesel to even get the gauge to register.
Mine stopped the cooling fan cutting in properly as well so will be best to sort asap to prevent overheating (unlikely in the current temperatures I know).
Paul
|
|
IP Logged |
Still hankering after a new scorpio- Aus BA Falcon, 5 years later and I still love it!
|
|
|
liammac
Newbie
Posts: 5
|
|
Re: fluctuating water temp
« Reply #8 on: Mar 10th, 2005, 11:59am » |
Quote Modify
|
thanks lads, i'll change the sender. levels seem fine.
|
|
IP Logged |
liam
|
|
|
|
Home
Help
Search
Members
Login
Reply
Send Topic
Print