[s-cars] Temp Gauge Doesn't Move in COLD Weather

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Cody,

  Sounds like you need a thermostat. Pretty typical in these cars. It's about a 1/2 hour job but a tad messy. A bunch of coolant will come out when you remove the t-stat even if you drain the radiator. If you leave the car sit and run it will warm up but it will cool back down when you drive as the t-stat usually fails in the open position. Temp guage should read close to 1/2 way even in cold weather.

Chad Tobin

In a message dated 10/23/2002 10:55:59 AM Eastern Standard Time, s-car-list-request at audifans.com writes:

> Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 09:26:50 -0600
> From: "Cody Payne" <Cody.Payne at bconnected.com>
> To: "'S-Car-List (E-mail)" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Subject: [s-cars] Temp Gauge Doesn't Move in COLD Weather
>
> Gentleman,
>    As Hap alluded to it is pretty cold here in Colorado around 28 deg. this A=
> M=2E  The question I have is ever since I got my 92 my temperature gauge se=
> ems to take a long time to come up to temp.  Usually on a 15 min commute it=
> is barely at the 1st line...in cool weather  Is this normal? It will event=
> ually come up unless say I am coasting down a long hill say over Vail Pass =
> or Eisenhower tunnel where the temp will fluctuate greatly.
>
> Also when it is cold like today it doesn't budge...if I feel the reservoir =
> coolant tank even that is luke warm.  Thermostat going bad?  Sensor?  It do=
> esn't have any problems in the summer and seems to come up
> to temp at a nor=
> mal rate about 10 min...
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Cheers
>
> cp