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Offline Big Tone

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Thermostat or temp sender
« on: 31 October 2010, 21:13 »
Thought my thermostat needed changing as temp needle sat below 90, however after turning engine off, the ignition back on, needle goes to 90 indicating that this is not a mechanical fault, temp sender?
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Re: Thermostat or temp sender
« Reply #1 on: 31 October 2010, 21:20 »
Mine was dropping & changed the temp sender, Didnt make a difference though so also ended up doing the Thermostat
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Re: Thermostat or temp sender
« Reply #2 on: 31 October 2010, 21:24 »
I have done sender but it was an ebay job???? Maybe duff?
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Re: Thermostat or temp sender
« Reply #3 on: 31 October 2010, 21:45 »
Stat IMO  :smiley:
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Re: Thermostat or temp sender
« Reply #4 on: 31 October 2010, 21:58 »
Even though this is soley a mech component?
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Offline brendan

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Re: Thermostat or temp sender
« Reply #5 on: 01 November 2010, 08:49 »
Yeah I would say change the stat!
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Re: Thermostat or temp sender
« Reply #6 on: 01 November 2010, 14:42 »
Do them both i ended up doing that on mine.the gauge would drop off back to cold then go back up.
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Re: Thermostat or temp sender
« Reply #7 on: 18 March 2011, 15:54 »
bump

had my temp sender changed today and my temp still drops back whilst driving so looks like thermostat is next but been told its a lot more labour ?  :cry:
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Offline andc1

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Re: Thermostat or temp sender
« Reply #8 on: 18 March 2011, 16:23 »
not hard to do, theres a guide in maintance section
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