Being Paranoid?
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Drifting
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Being Paranoid?
Please let me know if Im just being paranoid. I have a tendency to glance at my '88s guages every few secs and starting today I noticed that it seems to be taking longer than usual for my oil temp to actually show a temp-just says Lo temp F.
I just drove my car and it took about 10 mins or so for the temp guage to finally stop saying Lo and it was about 150 F while the coolant was around 173 F. How long should it take for the guage to register a number? Also should I just take it easy until the temp registers?
I just drove my car and it took about 10 mins or so for the temp guage to finally stop saying Lo and it was about 150 F while the coolant was around 173 F. How long should it take for the guage to register a number? Also should I just take it easy until the temp registers?
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My guess would be the sending unit, but I am far from an expert.
The information I listed about the gauge displaying "LO" when below 32°F is from the owners manual.
The information I listed about the gauge displaying "LO" when below 32°F is from the owners manual.
