In a message dated 9/4/00 9:13:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
WoodyHalsey@COMPUSERVE.COM writes:

<< The overheat alert light in the water temp gauge of my 83.5 is flashing
 constantly, though the gauge does not indicate overheating and the coolant
 level is full. Could this be linked to the malfunctioning wiper switch?
 Other ideas?
  >>

could be air in coolant lines or most liely a faulty coolant level sensor in
the expansion tank.
chris