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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 12:02 pm 
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anyone know of or how to make a digital readout for engine coolant temp?

 

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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 12:58 pm 
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Tap into the reading off hte diagnostic mode.
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 Post subject: Re: digital engine temp
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 1:50 pm 
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bentfairmont wrote:
anyone know of or how to make a digital readout for engine coolant temp?


get a digital coolant temp guage?

 

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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 1:50 pm 
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you have a temperature sensor near your thermostat... has 2 wires going to it... go have a look, can't miss it. These are reistance based sensors. What resistance is what depends on each one... but if you get a cold reading, and then a warm and hot reading, im sure you could work it ouy from there...

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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 2:51 am 
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speaking of which, what temp should an EF fairmont run?

put dads into the diag mode and went for a trip around the block after the car had been out for a drive and it was around the 100 mark?

 

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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 10:58 am 
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well, depends on your thermostat really... the stock falcon ones (not the taxi ones) open at 92 degrees I think, and the taxi ones open at 86 or something... the thermostat should keep the temperature there abouts.



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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 11:15 am 
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Gaz wrote:
speaking of which, what temp should an EF fairmont run?

put dads into the diag mode and went for a trip around the block after the car had been out for a drive and it was around the 100 mark?


That seems a bit too high. Did it go back down to around 92.5. Because mine will briefly go up to 100 sometimes depends if I am driving hard or whatever but generally hovers around 91-93.5 degrees That is if you have a standard 92degree Thermostat :D

 

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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 4:16 pm 
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ok, thanks guy, those figures were off the top my of head, i did it a month ago and only just thought about it..

ill try give it another whirl in the next few days.. see what it sits at, i just remember it hitting the 100 mark

 

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