Subject	Stock temp gauges are pretty much useless...
Posted by	KaZ (VaBch) on October 08, 2004 at 7:54 AM
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In Reply To	Does your temp always run at that point on the gauge? posted by aZiator on October 07, 2004 at 11:49 PM
Message	It depends on the age and calibration of the sensor where it lies while running... but most sensors simply middle out on the gauge when they are at anything between 150 Degrees and 210. Above 210 it starts rising quickly to the top, which is 232. The bottom is 100 I believe... The stock gauge is ridiculously inaccurate. Its simply to tell you whether or not you've reached operating temperature... not specifically the temp you're really running. =( KaZ (VaBch) - "Unique Z" Back to the crap '84 S12 CA18ET Silvia '88 Z31 VG30E Fairlady Z - Beater '91 Z32 [ Project ] Fairlady Z '97 A32 VQ30DE Cefiro AIM - KaZsMiR / E-mail @ Gmail - Kazsmir "Forumers are like economists: They state the obvious, give bad advice, and simply can't agree with each other." - Someone Else
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