[shamrock81887]

My 93 gt temp gauge has been actin abnormal when i drive it to work the past couple days ive noticed the gauge fluctuating between half and 3/4 its not the radiator i just replaced it its not dropping fluids im thinkin its my thermostat but im not positive cuz if it were it would not cycle at all and id be going in the red which im not im at a loss and its really bugging me

[shamrock81887]

And im not givin it hell either im babying it cuz its my freakin baby

[shamrock81887]

Its a manual if that makes a diff in your answers

[shamrock81887]

Okay i dont need a diagnosis its fairly impossible to do over the internet in this situation i just need to know if this is normal or not shouldnt it read half at all times unless im givin her hell ( which is rare) i live in ky and its been fairly cool weather lately

[shamrock81887]

When i drive it i shift at 2500 through all gears maybe 3000 outta first if im turning out in front of close vehicle maybe im not babying it enough? Or is this fine

[shamrock81887]

I drove to work keeping a eye on it n it read a little over half the whole drive but when i got there n parked it i noticed it started going up all the way to 3/4 then it went down to normal after five minutes of waiting maybe im just freakin out over nuthn uggggg sorry if u guys have seen this a billion times

[EscortSportage]

Make sure u havethe plastic air dam under the radiator mount!!! Without that ur hit, and id check the thermo try replacing it with a 180degree and see what happens

[shamrock81887]

What is this plastic air dam u speak of sir i just pulld the old leaky rad and dropped a new one in

[shamrock81887]

Nvm i looked it up i got it

[EscortSportage]

Yes that air dam forces air up into the radiator without it ur not going to get much air in the radiator

[shamrock81887]

So youd say my issue sounds abnormal yes?

[EscortSportage]

Stock guages stock man get a nice autometer or aem temp guage with a new sending unit

[EscortSportage]

Deff meant stock guages suck

[shamrock81887]

Yea im startin to see that the other night i got it up to 100 mph n ive had this issue ever since i think i fudged somethin up maybe i blw a head gasket or somethin cuz it shouldnt be runnin hot

[shamrock81887]

The car only has 85000 miles on it so i figured what the hell lets see wat this puppyz got i ran up the speedo to a bill and the temp gauge read 3/4 it was the first time i saw it go past half but it obviously wasnt the last ive only got five hundred left for emergency car funds til the first of the year then i get another five grand to put in her for a paint job wheels n tires so im sweatin the small stuff cuz if somethin major happens between now n the first im screwed i work at mcdonalds n barely make enough to support my mortgage n utilities

[ryanw]

Did you try replacing the sencor in the intake that tells the gauge what your temp is ?

[shamrock81887]

maybe the temp gauge is just crappin out idk if i blew a gasket or something wouldnt my engine cpu read it and turn a engine light on or something as of now i have no lights on it runs and sounds good.

[shamrock81887]

Ok im ordering a a pillar pod and water oil n volt gauge i doubt it will fix anything but i guess it will give me piece of mind how hard are they to install wiring wise

[Colt.45]

Are you running a mechanical or elect.cooling fan? If it's mechanical, your fan clutch could be getting weak. If it's elect. ,the fan may not be coming on when it should. I think you'll like the gauge pod with good gauges. Good luck.

[shamrock81887]

I think its mechanical it runs off the pulley so i guess mechanical