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Temp gauge seems to be giving a false reading, 98 Escort
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jstiles
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Dec 5, 2018, 3:53 PM
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Temp gauge seems to be giving a false reading, 98 Escort
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The temperature gauge on my 98 Escort wagon starts to show that it's running hot on my way home from work, about 15 minutes into my drive. So I pulled over, opened the hood, but there was no signs of over heating. No apparent hot smell, no smoke, & nothing felt overly hot. This has happened twice now. Could this somehow be a problem with the thermostat?
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Hammer Time
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Dec 5, 2018, 5:28 PM
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If it was a problem with the thermostat, then the engine WOULD be overheating. If you are sure it's not, then you have a gauge problem. That could be the sender, the dash gauge or any related wiring. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
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jstiles
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Dec 5, 2018, 7:18 PM
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It just seems odd that the gauge seems to be sensing because it slowly goes from cold to hot the longer I drive, but yet no physical signs. Maybe I pulled over before it got hot enough to show real signs of overheating. I didn't let the gauge get into the red, but it was almost there.
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Hammer Time
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Dec 5, 2018, 7:21 PM
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Don't be so sure it's not overheating. You need to get it checked out before you lose the motor. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
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