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| Thread ID: 67523 | 2006-03-30 09:22:00 | vehicle update | beetle (243) | PC World Chat |
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| 442004 | 2006-03-30 09:22:00 | Ok, after lots of hassles and paper shuffling i have managed to get jeep out of hock and will spend the next however long paying for it. it goes well, but the temp gage fluctuates a bit too much for my liking, (could be just paranoid after all the last lot of stress it caused......) driving home it didnt change, but off to the super market (an hour later) and it fluctuates up, and then down with no change in speed or whatnot... so im not sure if its just settling or not, will check water in morn and see what happens.... and watch it like a hawk..... power steer has come right cos it doesnt get wet anymore...:D feels good to be back driving my babe....:D i am not good with machines and mechanics are a nightmare.... but i got it back and thats all that matters at the moment. :waughh: beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 442005 | 2006-03-30 09:51:00 | Fluctuating temps (as in up & down) is not considered normal operation of radiator water...... You seems to be suffering from either 1)- Sticky thermostate, hindering flow of water... 2)- Dodgy sensor for your temperature gauge.... Cheapest and easiest solution is to replace thermo for like $20, if still bad, check sensor, though american (Jeep?) made, not sure where that what be located, used to be a plug bolted to side of engine block. A flush of the cooling water could be in order too. What model is it, do fancy those Wranglers much. |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 442006 | 2006-03-30 17:25:00 | Don't worry too much . . . some thermostats cycle abruptly . . . . . not a bad thing, just a part of their design . The newer ones are not wax operated (the wax expands and contracts, causing the flow to be interrupted and modulated) Newer styles are not a gentle in their actions and work more like a light switch . . either full open or closed . The true test is "does the system maintain water-tightness" (is it leaking or boiling out/over?) If it holds the coolant, then all is probably well . There isn't really much "settling-in" for devices like thermostats and pumps and such . . . . that was olde days stuff with cork or leather gaskets or seals . . . and doesn't really hold much (pardon the pun) water anymore . You might just have to get used to a sensative gauge (the best type . . they tell the truth - - faster!), and some new characteristics of the vehicle . However . . . it's good to hear you say that you noticed these changes . . . keep on the alert . I wish my wife would look at things like gauges while she's driving as you are now doing . She has melted down one engine since I married her, and run out of oil on another because she stares thru the windshield and cannot be bothered to look at the dash gauges . In her world, her oil never leaks/runs out, her tires never lose air or wear out (she never looks there either), coolant leaks aren't hers, and her gauges are not to be looked at whilst she is driving . So, to say it succinctly: you are doing well . . . good on ya . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 442007 | 2006-03-30 22:37:00 | i don't know jeeps but most water temp guages are idiot gauges, when it goes up it means "too late its cooked". check the overflow, it might have just had a small airlock in it which has come out and you need some more coolant. if the rises are totally random, ie not related to going up a hill etc then it could simply be a poor connection on the sensor. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 442008 | 2006-03-31 18:29:00 | Well...... .....as long as the sensor itself is actually covered in coolant (50:50 mix of water and pure coolant) then the gauge is really quite accurate....it's just that they don't get looked at very much, if at all whilst driving. I suggest that since her recent activities and troubles, she might be a little more active in watching the gauge now.. .ergo... ..noticing those little movements and getting worried. I seriously doubt if there is an "air bubble" in the system...in just a few start-ups from cold, they system will be purged of air...but again, if the correct radiator cap is installed. (Remember my soapbox stand about the "lever/release" type? They don't work well on MOST MODERN vehicles, and will allow air into the radiator anyway....not a good thing). If the correct thermostat has been installed (190 degrees F), then the system will be ok....putting in a cooler one will negate the fuel mileage and actually cause damage to things like the catalytic convertor. oxygen sensor(s) and overall mileage and performance. I have had many customers in their "knowledge of things mechanical" and heralding the experiences of their great grandfathers accounts of boiling radiators and cracked blocks, attempt to re-engineer the specifications and put in a much cooler thermostat...BIG MISTAKE! |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
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