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(Message started by: hellblue on Aug 6^th, 2006, 8:28pm)

Title: temp.sender
Post by hellblue on Aug 6^th, 2006, 8:28pm

Does any one know the resistance of the temp. sender (hot) on a 97 2.3 ,ive checked the instrument panel as on main site,its know to the point that its in the blue 98% of the time.

Title: Re: temp.sender
Post by jonnycab on Aug 6^th, 2006, 8:58pm

Are you sure it's the sensor & not just the thermostat stuck open. :)

Title: Re: temp.sender
Post by Kjetil S on Aug 6^th, 2006, 9:02pm

If you take the thermostat housing off and you see a nice steady flow of water through (when the engine is cold, not even I am crazy enough to take the housing off a warm engine ;)), the stat is probably broken. If you then take the stat out and are able to look right through it, it IS broken. Mine was like this ;D

I recommend you to change the 'stat as it costs next to no money and will do wonders with your engine if that was the fault.

Title: Re: temp.sender
Post by jonnycab on Aug 6^th, 2006, 9:08pm

New stat is £15.00 from Ford.......
New temp sender is £15.00 from Ford...... :)

Title: Re: temp.sender
Post by hellblue on Aug 6^th, 2006, 9:14pm

Coolant flow is fine,stat opens ok. i can get my hands on another instrument panel in a week or so which is why i thought i check the sender, but cant find a ref. to its resistace?

Title: Re: temp.sender
Post by jonnycab on Aug 6^th, 2006, 9:26pm

My temp gauge was permantely in the blue when I bought the car.
I didn't stop to think that the instrument panel may have a fault, I just bought a new sender & that fixed the problem :)