temp light(s) coming on randomly...

hey,

a few weeks ago, two lights on my dashboard (1997 sl1, about 85000 miles) started blinking occassionally (about 5 or 6 times, then stopping). the first times it happened, it was when it was raining hard and kind of cold outside. since then, they've appeared several times a week and with no pattern as to what is making them come on - of course, i live in minnesota, and in those couple weeks, temperatures have dropped considerably and it's in the 30's now.

nothing else appears wrong, temp gauge is normal, no other lights pop up, no starting difficulty, no noises, nothing out of the ordinary.... actually, i'm not even quite sure what both the lights are, but i was able to take a pic with my cell phone one of the times they were on:

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one looks like the coolant level (thermometer sticking out of some waves) and one is something else (another thermometer in a box with waves at the bottom?).

soooo i thought i'd try here and see if anyone else has similiar prolems or knows what this is before i go pay to have it hooked up to a diagnostic machine (around $100 alone! eesh). i've noticed no other problems, but i figure if it really IS bad, better to go get it taken care of before winter really hits!

anyway, thanks in advance for any light you may shed!

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taylor.dahlin
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Did you then check the coolant level?

Lane [ lane (at) evilplastic.com ]

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