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Do you trust your temp gauge?
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sandawgk5
3/4 ton status
Mine runs between 165 and 210 but normally hangs out around 185 not worried about it at all. When my water pump went out it got up to about 240
but it has tracked fine ever since.
Ira
but it has tracked fine ever since.Ira
neverendingproject
1/2 ton status
You have to know that the temp its reading is from inside the head. Its a bit warm, but thats where most vehicles run, just make sure you have a good radiator cap.
pauly383
Daddy383
I trust mine . I have replaced a sender or two , and used another resistor off a gauge from another cluster to keep my screen printing when my 83 gauge went bad . And I trust it .
A heavy duty clucth is your friend . 115 outside in AZ , with humidity , and I am idling in front of a friends house last week between the 210 and the mark before it with the a/c on
A heavy duty clucth is your friend . 115 outside in AZ , with humidity , and I am idling in front of a friends house last week between the 210 and the mark before it with the a/c on
Absolutely trust mine. Checked the ECM temp vs. gauge temp, always very close.
Even then, you are looking for a variance from the "normal" reading. If it says the engine runs at 220* normally, but actual temp is 195* (for instance) you still watch for climbing temps. If the guage reads something other than normal, you start investigating.
Even then, you are looking for a variance from the "normal" reading. If it says the engine runs at 220* normally, but actual temp is 195* (for instance) you still watch for climbing temps. If the guage reads something other than normal, you start investigating.
