Temp gauge readings!
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InvisiBill
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Yup, stock gauge is way off (par for the course). Mine shows almost exactly 40°F below the actual temp. With my 160° stat in, it's almost exactly between the 100 and 140 lines. Datamaster shows it running right at 160°.
Lynn D. Brown
New member
Stock T guages
Stock T guages
The stock temp guage sucks and I have proof. When my Ty was still on warranty, I took it into the (d)stealer because the trip odometer didn't work.
Well, I didn't realize it, but I guess they don't fool w dashes anymore. Instead I guess they go to outfits that specialize in rebuilding dashes and just trade them out. The first one I got was screwed up, so I had to get a 2nd one. So, I had 3 different guages to compare - all w the same T sender. The 3 readings were all over the map and didn't agree at all. Overall, I would say that the variation was 25-40 %, which is really pathetic. I didn't realize that they were THAT bad !
I've always suspected this anyway, so I always use full sweep Mech. T guages.
Stock T guages
The stock temp guage sucks and I have proof. When my Ty was still on warranty, I took it into the (d)stealer because the trip odometer didn't work.
Well, I didn't realize it, but I guess they don't fool w dashes anymore. Instead I guess they go to outfits that specialize in rebuilding dashes and just trade them out. The first one I got was screwed up, so I had to get a 2nd one. So, I had 3 different guages to compare - all w the same T sender. The 3 readings were all over the map and didn't agree at all. Overall, I would say that the variation was 25-40 %, which is really pathetic. I didn't realize that they were THAT bad !
I've always suspected this anyway, so I always use full sweep Mech. T guages.