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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 03:11 AM
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wass up guys.
not long ago i change the temperature sensor and the waterpump on my 1997 Camaro z28 since then my temperature gauges is not accuarate at all.
Example: on a scanner the temperature is 220 but gauges is showing around 240.
for what i know Lt1 has 2 temperature sensors can it be the one on the valves?
what can i do to fix this problem?
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by z28boycali
wass up guys.
not long ago i change the temperature sensor and the waterpump on my 1997 Camaro z28 since then my temperature gauges is not accuarate at all.
Example: on a scanner the temperature is 220 but gauges is showing around 240.
for what i know Lt1 has 2 temperature sensors can it be the one on the valves?
what can i do to fix this problem?
Try a different sensor you could have a bad one. For example, I changed my Oil Pres sensor a couple of years a ago when I broke it and the new one read the pressure really low. So low I was worried I had a problem with my pump. Took it off and swapped it out for a new one and pressure was back up to normal. That's where I'd start.
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 07:00 AM
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The gauge sensor is actually located in the driver side cylinder head. The one in the water pump is for the PCM.
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