Fiesta temp gauge

Think yourself lucky you've got a temp gauge - a lot of Fiestas didn't get one at all (well, certainly the diesel vans anyway)

AstraVanMan wrote on Tue, 06 Dec 2005

My 1.3 Endura-E also lacks a temperature gauge. It does at least have a small light to warn if its overheating. Of course I've no idea if the sensor actually works or not, because I've never seen it come on except in "test" mode when I turn the key...

Is an incorrectly-functioning temperature gauge better than no gauge then?

;-)

Chris

"Joe Bloggs" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...

Sounds like a typical example of a stuck open thermostat to me. You sure the heater is working as well as it always has ?

IME temp sensors either work or don't.

In message , Chris Whelan writes

In the same way that a stopped clock is better than a clock that's 20 minutes slow, because at least the stopped clock is right twice a day?

LOL!

Chris

The message from Paul Giverin contains these words:

What you describe is exactly the symptoms I had on my car a while ago - stat cured it, was stuck open.

"Joe Bloggs" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...

Hmmm... that's what I was dreading!

A quick look at the Haynes manual in Halfords suggested you need to remove the alternator to get at the thing, with the section for that being a four spanner jobbie....

I suspect I'll be popping down to the local garage then!

Count yourself lucky - on my car you have to take the cambelt off!

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