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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Interior & Equipment => Instrumentation => Topic started by: Laderhosen on January 01, 2009, 11:41:58 am
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The temperature guage on my dash sits at about a quarter of the way from cold to hot. Obviously being winter it's cold, but it'll never get hotter, even when I've been driving, and sitting in traffic.
I bought the truck in the winter months so not seen what it's like in the summer, is that normal...?
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Both of my 79's do the same thing. I run 195 degree thermostats in them and it doesn't overheat and produces decent heat in the winter. I just chalk it up to a quirk of owning something old.
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Both of my 79's do the same thing. I run 195 degree thermostats in them and it doesn't overheat and produces decent heat in the winter. I just chalk it up to a quirk of owning something old.
That's the same as mine! The cab heater's really warm after only a couple of miles!!
I'm thinking maybe the guage itself is gone, or sticky. When I started it today I noticed it was already at a quarter (is that 45 degrees...), then when I started the motor the guage dropped to zero, then slowly crept back up the 1st quarter mark.
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My '79, once warm, won't move either. I put a 4 core radiator in it and know it doesn't get hot. The Tstadt is just working well, not allowing the temp to go any higher. Nuttin wrong with that.
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What's a guage? :o
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A guage is the thing on the dash that shows the temp of the coolant... What you call it? :-D
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A guage is the thing on the dash that shows the temp of the coolant... What you call it? :-D
Think its across the pond thing :)
Tires=Tyres
Lol
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The correct spelling is GAUGE. The shortened version GAGE is also acceptable.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=gauge (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=gauge)
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Lol, I do try tho!
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The correct spelling is though. The shortened version tho is also acceptable. LOL
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Is 'Gage' the more common US spelling?
... do they get sticky with age? Wondering if maybe I should replace it, however having said that it's not really a problem I suppose, so long as I keep an eye on the coolant level etc if the gauge/gage is gone.
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Maybe try hookin up a mechanical gauge temporarily to see if it shows anything different.
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Cheers Old Whity, will see what happens.
By the way very embarrassed about my incorrect spelling of 'gauge' in the title of this thread!
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Cheers to you too. LOL. I have a dictionary at my computer and still can't get it right sometimes.
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Don't be embarassed! I was just bustin. Most people spell it gauge. I would just replace the sending unit if you think it's operating temperatures are correct.
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Also known as" that temp thingy with the needle that kinda looks like a clock next to the one will the drop in the middle"( as described by a 16 year old girl in my youth group when she said her car overheated)
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Lol at above!
Nice one VileZambonie, I'll give that a go too.