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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 03:21 AM
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Temp guage problem

what up.. got a small problem with my water temp guage rising under high rpm driving.. I mean 7 to 9000 rpm... Fine any other time.. even with the air on full blast at idle. Any info would be much appreciated.
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 03:25 AM
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Originally Posted by cjwaggs
what up.. got a small problem with my water temp guage rising under high rpm driving.. I mean 7 to 9000 rpm... Fine any other time.. even with the air on full blast at idle. Any info would be much appreciated.
How long are you driving like that?
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 03:36 AM
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the guage rises slightly to about 3\4 instead of in the middle.. then soon as i drop down below 7 it goes back to normal. Im not exacty sure how long.. runs flawlessly otherwise.. u got any ideas...
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 03:41 AM
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maybe something with the lower coolant hose restricting because of the suction at high rpm?? i had a leak and replaced that hose with another oem piece and flushed the system.
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Old Jul 13, 2010 | 06:26 PM
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Mine was moving out of the normal range when the revs were high, then would drop down to normal at idle. I took this to mean that water was not moving out of the engine and into the radiator fast enough, but once at idle, the radiator/fans were able to cool it down (as opposed to other temp related issues where it overheats while sitting idle and turns out to be bad radiator or fans).

I replaced the water pump and thermostat with Mazmart's REmedy pump and therm and I can't even get the car warm enough for the fans to come on now! I think I was probably due for a thermostat replacement, and I'm sure even the OEM unit would have solved my problem. Do your fans run a lot? Mine were gradually running more and more often and for longer after I shut the car off even before the gauge started moving.
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