Re: Tech: A possible reason for high coolant readings?

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

Never replaced a guage itself. I have replaced numerous senders though. they 
do break.

>Well I've had the guage cluster out of the 8V for a couple of days to fix
>the oddometer(thanks Foxx in a box and your site).  In it's place I had a
>cluster from my old 16V.  Now the 8V's temp is right around the middle,
>usually over the upper part of the LED.  The old 16V usually ran hot,
>midway between the LED and the top.  So now my temp is reading almost
>midway between the LED and top.  Anyone who had high temp problems ever
>thought to replace the coolant temp guage?  Might be something to check.
>BTW in case anyone thought it was hot out, it was around 25 degrees F.
>
>
>John C. Worden
>Wayne, Maine
>
>'98 Dakota 4x4-Overdrive is finished
>'86 Scirocco 8V-
>'81 Scirocco 2.0 16V - Needs an oil pump gear
>
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Chris DeLong
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