Temp gauge not reaching 200-210
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Temp gauge not reaching 200-210
just replaced a shot water pump, its been reallllly cold this week in ny 10-15F. Any way on my drive to work the past 2 days the temp gauge has not reached the middle (210ish) it stops inbetween 100 and 210. on the way home from work its a little warmer outside and it gets to the 210 mark. im stumped. im going to stop at advane auto on my way home and see if they have an ir therm so i can scan the tstat housing. its my dd the last thing i need is to overheat and crack something. 97 cherokee 4.0 noob
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Verifying the temp is the perfect place to start. Also if the temp is correct you may consider changing you t-stat. If you do find a OEM t-stat recommended temp is 195deg.
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so get this. Its one of those duhhhh moments. I stopped at the auto store borrowed a temp gun. Engine temp fine, went home played some black ops 2. Then it hit me go check the electrical on t stat. Sure as sxxt I must have made a mess while changing the water pump and there was some coolant in the conection. one qtip later the gauge works again. Duhhhhhhh. Thanks for the input this forum is a plethora of insight and knowledge
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