Stock TII coolant temp gauge
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Stock TII coolant temp gauge
So I've searched some and kept my eyes open for mentions of this, but haven't gotten a good answer. My '87 TII is completely stock, and if anything in the next several months I'll just add a turbo timer, maybe replace the cats with a straight through setup, and possibly open up the intake with a cone filter. I'm wondering how hot the car should (and shouldn't) run and how much I should trust the stock temp gauge. I know fully well the hazards of overheating, however that knowledge is useless without knowing how to prevent it or when it's getting dangerously warm.
Typically I've been seeing ~5/8 reading at its hottest, but on the highway last night (prly ~80 degrees F ambient temp) I was at about 2/3 (still less than 3/4). What should the S4 TII's read at?
Typically I've been seeing ~5/8 reading at its hottest, but on the highway last night (prly ~80 degrees F ambient temp) I was at about 2/3 (still less than 3/4). What should the S4 TII's read at?
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the s4 and older guages are actually real guages, the just arent labeled
it should run about 1/3 of the way up, give or take a needle width.
C is about 65c and H is about 110C
it should run about 1/3 of the way up, give or take a needle width.
C is about 65c and H is about 110C
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Told you it was running hot.
Step 1 is to replace the thermostat. My NA was running a bit warm one summer, replaced the thermostat, and everything was fine again. They get old and sticky, or don't like to open beyond a certain point, so you don't get full coolant flow through the radiator, and things get warm.
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Step 1 is to replace the thermostat. My NA was running a bit warm one summer, replaced the thermostat, and everything was fine again. They get old and sticky, or don't like to open beyond a certain point, so you don't get full coolant flow through the radiator, and things get warm.
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My 88 Vert varies from 1/4 - 1/3 most of the time but I've seen it hit 5/8 a couple of times when driving the hell out of it on a hot day. My 91 Turbo stays just a little under 1/2 no matter what which just proves what eveyone says, they read off/on/fubar.
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S5s have a worthless gauge. Cold/normal/rebuild. First mod for a S5 should be to get a real temperature gauge.
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