[s-cars] cooling problem and question

[Vincent Frégeac]

You have another way to know the engine coolant temperature. Follow the
instructions on the page attached to know if the coolant temperature is
low or if it's the sender or gauge. If the channel 51 reads lower than
88C after 10-15 min, your T-Stat is dead. And, with the mpg you get, I
would rather suspect a bad thermostat than a bad sender and/or gauge.



Vincent

P.S.: For those reading this message on the list - with attachment
deleted - I have a copy of the web page describing code pulling on our
HVAC control. If anyone wants it, just ask and I'll send it directly.

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De : s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] De la part de Twobro12 at aol.com
Envoyé : 15 janv. 2004 19:52
À : s-car-list at audifans.com
Objet : [s-cars] cooling problem and question

Hey, 
I have some questions/concerns about my engine temperature.  

I drive my car everyday and usually use it in durations extending over
20 
minutes at one time.  Strangely, my water temperature gauge continues to
read 
cold (sitting on righter most cold black bar) and never moves past that.
Also I 
live in Boston so i wanted to know if anyone else in the area is
experiencing 
this or if its my car

Is this normal or do I have a cooling problem?  
Could my engine be warm but my water temp. gauge off?  
oil also reads around 60 degrees C but I don't know much about oil temp
(oil 
pressure is normal though).  And also, I've been getting only about 255
miles 
per tank, and in this temp. i haven't been able to drive it hard so that
seems 
particularly low to me.  any help would be great, thx

mike 94 s4
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