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Old 04-15-2009, 05:19 PM
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I'll be driving down the road at normal speed. The car will start sputtering like its going to die and at the same time my engine temp gauge will just stop working and go to zero.
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Old 04-15-2009, 05:50 PM
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anyone have any idea of what this could be
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Old 04-15-2009, 06:14 PM
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Bad Coolant Temperature Sensor: http://www.wellsmfgcorp.com/pdf/Counterpoint2_2.pdf
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i just replaced this too, think they gave me a bad one?
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i just replaced this too, think they gave me a bad one?
If you didn't have the problem before, the new sensor might be bad or the connector may have dirt in it, etc.

Why did you change the sensor originally?
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A bad battery could cause this to happen. You should have it load-tested.
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A bad battery could cause this to happen. You should have it load-tested.
Highly unlikely, but a bad alternator could. The car runs on the alternator. It starts using the battery.
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Highly unlikely, but a bad alternator could. The car runs on the alternator. It starts using the battery.
Not true. If the battery drops below 8 amps or so the car will run like crap. Happened to me.
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I knew someone that had a loose ground and had similar issues, just a stupid little ground wire going to the back of one of the Heads was loose.
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If it's not the sensor itself than check the connector and wiring. Sounds like something is loose.
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If it's not the sensor itself than check the connector and wiring. Sounds like something is loose.
Yeah, it could just be a loose battery cable as well.
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sorry to hijack, but to the guy who said the car runs on the battery, start your car, then take the battery out. see if it still runs. if not i would be looking into getting a new alt
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Originally Posted by mrburnout81
sorry to hijack, but to the guy who said the car runs on the battery, start your car, then take the battery out. see if it still runs. if not i would be looking into getting a new alt
lol, dude
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Originally Posted by mrburnout81
sorry to hijack, but to the guy who said the car runs on the battery, start your car, then take the battery out. see if it still runs. if not i would be looking into getting a new alt
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Don't unhook the battery or alternator with the car running, take your car to Autozone/Advance/et al and have it tested the right way for free.
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