weird overheating issues
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weird overheating issues
so today while driving around my temp gauge was doing something very weird. it would go from the middle all the way to hot and then back to the middle. is this an electrical issue or was it overheating? its really hard to tell if it was over heating or not since i dont have a coolant temp gauge
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It is your engine coolant temperature sensor. (sometimes called a master sensor) If you have a 400 it is the electrical connection by the inlet tube from your radiator. check the connection and sensor. I think you can get the part from an auto store for under $20 and you can do it your self.
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well found out it wasnt the sensor...it was actually overheating! looked in the radiator and there was not coolant. topped it off with water, started the car and was driving fine. then when i parked it i found a water leak. it appears it was coming out the water pump. oh joy! -_- gonna work on that this weekend. hopefully its the o-rings and not the pump...
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well found out it wasnt the sensor...it was actually overheating! looked in the radiator and there was not coolant. topped it off with water, started the car and was driving fine. then when i parked it i found a water leak. it appears it was coming out the water pump. oh joy! -_- gonna work on that this weekend. hopefully its the o-rings and not the pump...
so you wont have to worry bout it for a good 50k miles or so
just my opinion though
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