I forgot to mention that you can rule out the gauge with some certainty
by grounding the wire going to the sensor. If the gauge swings
immediately to the top, then the gauge is basically working. What this
doesn't prove is that the gauge is calibrated.

Jim

On Oct 23, 2005, at 11:02 PM, Wesley Pegden wrote:

> Thanks for the replies, guys.
> So, if the thermostat is "sticking", does that mean I need to replace
> the sensor?  (I think I did, finally, get all the air out....)
> -Wes
>
> Mike Collum wrote:
>
>> You finally got all the air out?
>>
>>
>> Could be your thermostat is sticking.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> Wesley Pegden wrote:
>>
>>> After topping up my coolant with a bit of water, my temperature
>>> gauge is
>>> under reporting my temperature by A LOT.  On two 11 mile trips, the
>>> needle barely got passed the first line (and never left the small
>>> initial zone marked on the gauge that makes up the first 1/8 of the
>>> gauge or so).  I still had warm air coming out of my front heater
>>> vents,
>>> and it didn't over heat.  What is going on??
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help,
>>> Wes
>>> '84 1.9l
>>>
>>
>