twilliams9

Well my temperature gauge has been messed up for awhile now so i decided to tackle the job. From research I learned that the most likely cause for my faulty gauge only reading just above the "C" was the thermostat. Well after taking apart the thermostat housing I looked in and behold... a thermostat in pieces! No wonder why my gauge was off. A new thermostat and gasket and the gauge is reading correcty. While I was at it, I did a radiator flush. Everything is good to go now

MONSTERPRE

Great job...it wasn't a matter of your guage being 'off'...it was the fact that your thermostat was always open and never let the engine get up to the normal temp!

Good job on the fix! and WELCOME TO THE FORUM.....

Get involved and VOTE BELOW!!!!

Just call me Sean

iTrader: (1)

What do you consider correctly? My gauge reads just over C and I know it works right. Tested the thermostat and everything.

mitchalvin

My gauge reads just past the M in normal, I have checked it with a in radiator temp gauge and a thermal infrared gun and run just over 198. I have the 195 thermostat in mine so I am not really running hot.

MONSTERPRE

190 degree therm is perfecy normal. I run a 170 bc with my tire size and extra suspension and tire weight it's like I'm always towing, lol!

Just call me Sean

iTrader: (1)

Mine used to run near the M, until the head gasket went the rest of the way.

MONSTERPRE

Ouch! I would like to swap the 170 for a 180...b/c 170 lately has been a tad too chilly for the viscosity level of the 10W-40.

N O R M A L:
M is good, but I'm more comfy with the needle on R

mitchalvin

I would be to if I had not checked with other gauges. I have not had the money to get the pod cluster yet to install real gauges.