Temp issue

[Steve]

Its not looking good for the home team. I changed all of  the sensors in that area since the temperature gauge works intermittenly.  The gauge reads the same and the temp light still blinks at 3/4 temp. When changing those critters there was an unsettling absence of fluids in the neck but the res was full.(*shiver*)

I filled the engine with liquid gold (antifreeze) then reattached the hose and filled every nook and cranny to eliminate air pockets.  It then got worse when anti-wallet/freeze started pushing past the cap after idling for a bit . The gauge read at the top dot of what i think must be its operating temp? It was still gurgling and being a genuine snot. 

I thought the fan should of turned on but it didn't and there was no voltage to it. What tells the fan to cool it? Is it a sensor, the ECU or divine intervention?  The fuse is still good. Is the fill cap a vent or do I have a crap cap?

I have a manual for this gem but it is packed in box with other stuff I can't find. Any info or prayers would be appreciated. I am still hoping the head gasket has not took a dump on me.





--- On Sat, 10/30/10, NIck Miller <chance9121 at gmail.com> wrote:

From: NIck Miller <chance9121 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Temp issue
To: "Grant Lenahan" <glenahan at vfemail.net>
Cc: "Steve" <phixxitt at yahoo.com>, quattro at audifans.com
Date: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 1:42 PM

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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