Outside temp
Jul 23, 2005 | 11:22 AM
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Outside temp
I have a 91 and my outside temp continues to read 70 degrees. A/C and heat both work fine. Any ideas of what might be causing this?
Jul 23, 2005 | 12:00 PM
Race Director
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From: Lake Mary Florida
perhaps a damaged or failed OAT sensor... just inside the mouth intake
Jul 23, 2005 | 12:43 PM
Drifting
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"Global Warming"? Or would that be "Global Cooling"? Wish it were only 70 here...over 100 now and 100% humidity
Jul 23, 2005 | 01:13 PM
Drifting
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From: St Louis MO
Sounds like you have extremely good weather in MN. Wish we had it here instead of this 95-100, with 110% humditity.
Jul 23, 2005 | 01:14 PM
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OMG, not global warming....
That sensor should be visible on the RH side of the radiator intake if you look up from under the intake opening.
Jul 23, 2005 | 01:36 PM
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That sensor is often damaged (or remove by a mechanic and then not put back on). I have two cars with it broken.
Jul 23, 2005 | 02:23 PM
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From: Global Warming My Butt
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Originally Posted by PierEagle
Sounds like you have extremely good weather in MN. Wish we had it here instead of this 95-100, with 110% humditity.
Naw...we were over 90 for 14 days! Maybe we weren't 110% humidity, but it still hasn't been golf weather.
Today it rained for the 1st time since July 1st (and that was .00001 of an inch).
Jul 23, 2005 | 06:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 93JetJocky
perhaps a damaged or failed OAT sensor... just inside the mouth intake
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Jul 23, 2005 | 06:11 PM
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Open or shorted sensor should throw a code - is the LED flashing on the Control Panel? If it was open, temp would be -32; shorted to ground, 120 or so. Take it out and measure resistance at ambient; put it in the refrigerator for 15 minutes and then measure again. Resistance should be greater. If so, good chance the display is funky, not the sensor.