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(Message started by: liammac on Mar 3^rd, 2005, 11:44am)

Title: fluctuating water temp
Post by liammac on Mar 3^rd, 2005, 11:44am

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

Title: Re: fluctuating water temp
Post by Badboytunes on Mar 3^rd, 2005, 11:52am

Trapped air lock to me but i may be wrong........

cheers Nick

Title: Re: fluctuating water temp
Post by Highlander on Mar 3^rd, 2005, 11:57am

Thermostat sticking open?
Temp sensor on the way out?

Title: Re: fluctuating water temp
Post by mr._floppy on Mar 3^rd, 2005, 12:20pm

Sounds more like an electrical/sender/guage problem.

Title: Re: fluctuating water temp
Post by Paul B on Mar 3^rd, 2005, 1:22pm

Agree with Mr.Floppy there. Sounds like a sender prob.

Title: Re: fluctuating water temp
Post by waders on Mar 3^rd, 2005, 1:34pm

Have you checked the coolant level? If it's ok, i'm with the sensor theory ;)

8) ;D 8) ;D 8)

Title: Re: fluctuating water temp
Post by SaveTheNight on Mar 5^th, 2005, 5:57pm

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

Title: Re: fluctuating water temp
Post by LiverpaulH on Mar 8^th, 2005, 9:53am

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

Title: Re: fluctuating water temp
Post by liammac on Mar 10^th, 2005, 11:59am

thanks lads, i'll change the sender. levels seem fine.