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Coolant issue.

Old Feb 28, 2023 | 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Maxifulmax
Final question, so hypothetically if the car hits something hard going fast or accelerates from 20 to 70 miles per hour. Would that cause the sensor to go haywire? Or did it just straight up die?
Have someone watch while you do some wiggling of the wires.
Old Feb 28, 2023 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by RJ_RS_SS_350
Is it possible that the thermostat is installed upside down, would that cause this issue? Just spitballing.
No, installed it correctly and it worked for 2 days. The gauge went to (- - -.) Reading when I accelerated hard onto the highway. It immediately went from 180F to 0F and has not gone up since.
Old Feb 28, 2023 | 06:24 PM
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Sensor has passed on ! Sadly, you’re gonna have to get a new one
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