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Old 04-19-2011, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by curbill View Post
Warmed up the car and used a IR gun across the fins to see if there was any blockage. The radiator is good with the same temp or close in all areas. Pulled cable off the temp sensor behind the IP and the boss who is behind the wheel noticed an immediate drop of temp. Like 15 degrees. Ran for awhile with it reconnected and noticed flucuation still. Ordered new temp sensor today. Lets see what happens now.
When you pull the connector off the temp sensor, the gauge should have dropped to zero, not just 15 deg. Proboably not the sensor but rather an electrical problem in that circuit, most likely a ground problem per your 1st post..
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