Temp Gauge Behavior

[Aleksander Mierzwa]

At 18:35 00-12-17 -0500, Martin W. N. Suryadarma wrote:

>In the summer, my engine temp usually goes up to the middle line and the
>fan will kick in. It stays around the middle during city driving. If I go
>to highway, it can go down to the line before the middle one. BUT, if I
>have air conditioner running, the temp will never go as high as to the
>middle line. It seems that the air conditioner makes the engine run
>cooler, which doesn't make sense

Your radiator fan is running on low speed when the A/C is on. That's why
the engine is running cooler.

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Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
87 5KT