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Redtop PS13 Temp Gauge Needle Position
Can someone warm up their engine and post a picture of the needle position?
Sure mine has dropped a bit and the car is now occasionally idling a little higher than normal. Thinking my T'stat could be stuck open.
Cheers
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Should sit about mid-way up the gauge.
How long does your car take for the water to come up to temp? Are you running stock rad/stat?
My old car used to get water up to temp within a matter of minutes, so could be that your stat is stuck open...
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Feel the bottom rad hose when cold if its hard its stuck open, will rule out thermostat being stuck open
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The OEM gauge has a huge deadspot in the middle so if its moving off Cold after the normal 2-3 minutes driving and just sitting a bit low then its probably just a poor connection to the gauge.
If the thermostat was stuck open, you'd find the car was taking 15 minutes or so to lift off Cold and would not go above 1/4.
To check the thermostat, remove it and look at it then replace if necessary but I'd recommend fitting an OEM one or a good pattern one at least over a generic cheapo one off fleabay.
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Cool thanks guys, the needle did take longer to come over the deck today, and I swear it's lower than normal. I'll check everything when I get a chance away from bloody work ha.
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So took the car for a skid last night, car idles fine now. Think maybe my idle air valve could have been a bit clogged as sometimes I do short journeys in the car. Gonna clean in out.
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