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Old 04-15-2009, 11:34 PM   #1
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Question Temp guage question

Where should the needle be when the engine is warmed up?

about where should it be when the rad fans kick on?

Im asking this because on my 99 plymouth neon (SOHC) the needle sits right on the edge of the normal line (close the the cold end of the gauge) and when the rad fans kick on it goes just slightly above the first normal line (still close to cold)

I get great heat, the rad fans do come on.

all my other gauges work just fine. but i havent pulled them to see if someone has soldered them.

Bad coolant temp sensor?
Gauges need soldering?



also forgot to add, when i start it up (cold start) it seems to run rich till it starts to warm up and also even when warm it seems to crank over longer than my last neon. don't know if this is related or not.
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Last edited by Godofwarmike; 04-16-2009 at 04:04 AM. Reason: added info
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