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Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:11:29 -0700
From: Echo088880nospaml.com
Subject: Re: 97 9000T temperature gauge stays low


On Jun 18, 6:39 pm, "Richard" <rootnospamlhost> wrote: > <Echo088...nospaml.com> wrote in message > > news:1182205366.509271.31400nospam000hse.googlegroups.com... > > > Driving my 97 9000T today, on this 80 degree day. I'm noticing my > > temperature needle sitting about a quarter inch above the blue when > > I'm going up a hill and expect the needle to be climbing a little. So > > I continue to watch the needle and it stays about the same. I stop the > > car and idle to build up some heat -- and the needle still doesn't > > move (well, maybe a fraction of a millimeter). I shut off the ignition > > and all the needles fall as usual. Start-up and the needle rises to > > the same quarter inch above blue. > > > I have an 82 deg. thermostat, that I'm wondering if it's stuck and > > making the fan come on more than usual, or exactly what's going on. > > Any thoughts on this? > > Hi! > Does the needle indicate a "cold" engine when you first start it? > Do you have a thermometer to check the real temp of the engine? > > Richard Yes, starts off in the blue and moves up to about 1/4 inch above as the engine warms up (as expected) and seems to stay right there (7-o- clock) while driving. Sometimes it goes lower, but since I've noticed this, I can't get above that 1/4 mark no matter what I do, even letting it idle after driving. I usually don't notice how often the fans come on, (my perception being they always came on as the temperature rises (higher than 1/4 inch above blue). But when I checked this from outside the car (where I could hear clearly), they seem to be almost constantly cycling on and off -- when I'm idling with the gauge reading 7-o-clock, the fan is on 90% of the time. And it doesn't seem to run once I've shut the ignition off. That doesn't seem normal to my recollection. Is it?

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