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Home   Forums   Events Calendar   NWSTP Admins   Guestbook   FAQ   RSS   Register Active Topics | Active Polls | Resources | Members |   | Live Chat | Avatar Legend | Search | Statistics [ Active Members: 0 | Anonymous Members: 0 | Guests: 2 ]  [ Total: 2 ]  [ Newest Member: Martingep ]  All Forums  NWSTP  Sy/Ty Help  Engine temp gauge Note: You must be registered in order to post a reply. To register, click here. Registration is FREE!  Posting Form Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Callouts: Message Icon:                             Smilies No Smiles Found    -  HTML is OFF | Forum Code is ON    Insert a File     Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.      T O P I C    R E V I E W GMPartsGuy Posted - November 23 2004 : 12:02:18 AM Well, here's the problem, and what I've done so far: The engine temp gauge has always read low. (Or what I feel is low.) When I first got the truck, the temp gauge would NEVER even move off of rock bottom. When I was doing a bunch of tuning up and maintenance, I took the thermostat out and found it was a 160. I replaced it with a stock 195 thermostat, (since there are NO mods at all) and then the gauge would barely come up off the bottom mark when it was all warmed up. So then I replaced the sending unit, now the gauge will come up to the first mark when it's all warmed up. Well, not the FIRST mark, cause that's the bottom one! I guess you'd say the first mark up from the bottom. So anyway, I had the opportunity to exchange out the instrument cluster for CHEAP this week, so I did it. (The trip odometer didn't work either) Well, the gauge on the new cluster does the same thing. I'm about ready to try another sending unit....I'm thinking the new one I put in is defective. Now my question to all of you is: Where does your gauge sit when it's all warmed up? And when you reply, PLEASE tell what temp thermostat you have, so I can get an idea of where each one sits. I'm most interested in the guys with a stock 195 thermostat. Thanks in advance! 3   L A T E S T    R E P L I E S    (Newest First) sy2392 Posted - March 08 2006 : 5:38:15 PM My Sy is the same, barely get off the first mark, you might put a themometer in the radiator and compare. Seti Posted - March 08 2006 : 3:10:07 PM I just bought my Ty last week but I think it is all stock save for the exhaust and wheels. When I have it nice and warmed up it barely reaches that second hash mark on the temp gauge. I don't think that think is accurate but I'm new to the Ty so I have nothing to go on but the waft of heat released when I open the hood. LOL! S. sy2392 Posted - November 27 2004 : 12:40:49 PM My Truck is almost stock to and I run a 160 themostat the lower temp. helps keep the spark knock down and allows for a lot cooler IC temps as for as the guage gos you could have a bad guage or sending unit, but with the stock themostat mine never read very high NWSTP Forum © 1998-2011 NWSTP
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