Temp issue

[Huw Powell]

When you said you were at 3/4 temp I suspected that you are running too 
hot, ie, fan not coming on.  What are your outdoor temps these days?

There should be a sender in the radiator, probably on the bottom, that 
tells the fan to come on.  But I'm not sure about location on your car.

On 10/30/2010 7:50 PM, Steve wrote:
> 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*)
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> 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.
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> 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?
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> 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.
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> --- On Sat, 10/30/10, NIck Miller<chance9121 at gmail.com>  wrote:
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> 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
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> Good point grant, but I'm not sure that's it.
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> 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.
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> Odd, either way.  Could be a sensor malfunction too.
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> On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Grant Lenahan<glenahan at vfemail.net>  wrote:
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> 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.
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> On Oct 30, 2010, at 1:05 PM, Steve wrote:
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>> 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)
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>> 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.
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>> I will know before the sun sets if it will be a sucky day or SUPER-sucky day.
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>> Thanks for the info
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>> --- On Sat, 10/30/10, John Lagnese<jlagnese at massed.net>  wrote:
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>>> From: John Lagnese<jlagnese at massed.net>
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>>> Subject: RE: Temp issue
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>>> To: "'Steve'"<phixxitt at yahoo.com>, quattro at audifans.com
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>>> Date: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 11:52 AM
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>>> Low coolant level
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>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
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>>> On
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>>> Behalf Of Steve
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>>> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 10:30 AM
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>>> To: quattro at audifans.com
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>>> Subject: Temp issue
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>>> Hi all,
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>>> I have an 86 5ktq that may be lying to me. It keeps
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>>> flashing a temp warning
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>>> but the gauge reads about 3/4 (between the dots). There is
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>>> a gurgle sound
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>>> and bubbling in the plastic tank that makes me wonder a
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>>> I thought I read in a post here that there are two sensors
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>>> temp. One for people temp meter and one for the computer.
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>>> Is this right? It
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>>> runs ok but is idling kinda cranky-like.(no pinging)
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>>> Could it be just a bad sensor or is there a bigger problem
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>>> about to bite me
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>>> in the tail?
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>>> Thanks...
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