[s-cars] temp gauge hokey pokey

[Theodore Chen]

i agree - it sounds more like the thermostat.

when my MFTS started failing, it would suddenly drop to zero.  i found that
if i shut the car off and then restarted it, it sometimes went back up to
normal temperature.

-teddy

--- CLAG500 at aol.com wrote:
> Paul,
>
>   The t-stat failing will cause the temp guage to fluctuate with different
> driving conditions. I.E. goes low on the freeway comes back up in traffic. A
> good t-stat still does this to some degree but a bad one will pretty much
> bottom out or never heat up while traveling at highway speeds. The MFTS will
> cause you to just have an erratic temp guage. For instance you heat the car
> up in the morning so the guage is at the half way point and while you're
> backing out the temp needle drops to the bottom instantly like you shut the
> car off or something. The bad t-stat is much more graduall and the temp guage
> will always be bottomed out on the highway.
>
> Chad Tobin
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