Temperature guage

[Laderhosen]

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...?

[Prong]

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.

[Laderhosen]

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.

[Lt.Del]

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.

[VileZambonie]

What's a guage?

[Laderhosen]

A guage is the thing on the dash that shows the temp of the coolant... What you call it? :-D

[frogman68]

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

[ccz145a]

The correct spelling is GAUGE. The shortened version GAGE is also acceptable.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=gauge

[Laderhosen]

Lol, I do try tho!

[oldwhity]

The correct spelling is though. The shortened version tho is also acceptable. LOL

[Laderhosen]

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.

[oldwhity]

Maybe try hookin up a mechanical gauge temporarily to see if it shows anything different.

[Laderhosen]

Cheers Old Whity, will see what happens.
By the way very embarrassed about my incorrect spelling of 'gauge' in the title of this thread!

[oldwhity]

Cheers to you too. LOL. I have a dictionary at my computer and still can't get it right sometimes.

[VileZambonie]

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.