Temp issue

[NIck Miller]

Good point grant, but I'm not sure that's it.

Either way, its easy to burp the system, you just need to raise the front a
bit and open the cap at the highest point there.   So, its a possibly free
fix.

Odd, either way.  Could be a sensor malfunction too.

On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net>wrote:

> gurgling sounded a  little like maybe you have a bubble in the system and
> it needs to be bled. The question is: "how did air get in". Of course i am
> probably wrong, but its a guess.
>
> Grant
>
>
> On Oct 30, 2010, at 1:05 PM, Steve wrote:
>
> > The coolant level stays the same. I will look for the sensor you'all talk
> about and hope it is not a bad head gasket. I have a parts car that I can
> nab the sensor from.(assuming the parts carcass doesn't have an equally bad
> sensor)
> >
> > I don't have the milky oil thing and the anti-freeze doesn't have that
> Gulf Coast look but I haven't done a compression test yet.
> >
> > I will know before the sun sets if it will be a sucky day or SUPER-sucky
> day.
> >
> > Thanks for the info
> >
> > --- On Sat, 10/30/10, John Lagnese <jlagnese at massed.net> wrote:
> >
> >> From: John Lagnese <jlagnese at massed.net>
> >> Subject: RE: Temp issue
> >> To: "'Steve'" <phixxitt at yahoo.com>, quattro at audifans.com
> >> Date: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 11:52 AM
> >> Low coolant level
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
> >> [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]
> >> On
> >> Behalf Of Steve
> >> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 10:30 AM
> >> To: quattro at audifans.com
> >> Subject: Temp issue
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I have an 86 5ktq that may be lying to me. It keeps
> >> flashing a temp warning
> >> but the gauge reads about 3/4 (between the dots). There is
> >> a gurgle sound
> >> and bubbling in the plastic tank that makes me wonder a
> >> bit.
> >>
> >> I thought I read in a post here that there are two sensors
> >> on this motor for
> >> temp. One for people temp meter and one for the computer.
> >> Is this right? It
> >> runs ok but is idling kinda cranky-like.(no pinging)
> >>
> >> Could it be just a bad sensor or is there a bigger problem
> >> about to bite me
> >> in the tail?
> >>
> >> Thanks...
> >>
> >>
> >>
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