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(Message started by: Welshie on Mar 27^th, 2004, 7:26pm)

Title: Temp needle
Post by Welshie on Mar 27^th, 2004, 7:26pm

Took a long ride in my 2.3 ultima today and when starting off about 20 miles into the journey noticed mt temp needle was down around the blue mark. Thought this a little odd so turned the heating system on to manual and surely enough the needle rose up to the middle mark where it should be. anyone have any idea why this is happening?

ant

Title: Re: Temp needle
Post by craig on Mar 27^th, 2004, 7:46pm

could it be the temperature switch located on the block ?,just a thought as had a similar problem on an old granny,cost about £8.00,and very easy to fit,just needs topping up a little after the job is done..

HTH.

craig..

Title: Re: Temp needle
Post by Welshie on Mar 27^th, 2004, 7:48pm

Thanks graig will take a look tommorrow

ant

Title: Re: Temp needle
Post by craig on Mar 27^th, 2004, 7:49pm

TOOOOOOOO MANY TOGGERS ME THINKS....

LOL....LOL...LOL

Title: Re: Temp needle
Post by cathouse on Mar 28^th, 2004, 7:30pm

Hi
funny thing, that. On a long run my temp needle wanders back and forth between blue and midway all the time. I just assumed it was the electric fans kicking in and out.
perhaps it isn't ??? ???

roy

Title: Re: Temp needle
Post by tjp_lawson on Mar 28^th, 2004, 8:55pm

its most probably a stuck thermostat thats why needle desends to blue mark when you slow up or stop needle will very quickly go back to midway you might possibly have no stat at all. watch you dont crack inlet manifold undoing the three bolts 200 quid for new one

Title: Re: Temp needle
Post by paul VM25TD on Mar 30^th, 2004, 11:19am

I had exactly the same fault on my 2.5 TD.
Turned out to be the temperature sender in the cylinder head.
According to the local Ford dealer, it's a common problem with the sender.

Title: Re: Temp needle
Post by Pauleo on Apr 1^st, 2004, 8:02am

I had the problem too and was definitely the temp sender.

About £12 I paid last weekend and fiited it, sits near the top of the water pump, fine now.

Paul