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Old 01-27-2006, 10:34 PM
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Unhappy Moving Temp Gauge Ls1 Vette

Hello, Wanting To Know The Normal Driving Temp Reading On A 97 Vette? I Replaced The Water Pump And Thermo, But Can't Keep Temp Under 200 Degrees At Idle..could This Be The Fan Or Something Else?
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Mine has the same issue, I think I read somewhere that the temp gauge reads funky and that a real temperature gauge is your only real solution.
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Fans don't come on till ~212
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My Gauge Has Went Up To About 214 Without The Fan Coming On. This Is All After Changing Out The Water Pump And The Thermostat. Never Had A Problem Before Then. I Could Here The Fan When It Came On. Could This Be A Sensor, Relay, Fuse Or A Broken Fan?
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Don't trust the stock gauge. It's a more of a weather vane than a guage




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