Just got my car on the road last night from winter storage, everything worked great and ran fin then this morning I was driving for approx 2mins and i looked at the temp gauge and it was spiked at the top, the car wasnt even warmed up yet and I was taking it easy. What could this be? sensor, bad thermostat due to the car sitting all winter? Also the fans come on like they should.

Any help would be appreciated
I just really need to figue this out before I have a serious problem on my hands.

Ryan

 

I wouldn't think it could peg the temp gauge in 2 minutes, but I guess it's possible. You can check the thermostat by boiling it in water with a thermometer. Peek down inside the radiator, if you can, and see if it looks gummed up or not. I take it you checked you water/antifreeze level?

 

Sounds like a stuck T-Stat.

Tony.

 

Took my Vette out this weekend for virtually the first time after sitting all winter...thermostate stuck on it too...Had to do a theromstate-ectomy on the side of the road...good excuse to get a 160 I guess...lol.

 

id say stuck thermostat or a air pocket in the cooling system just take the thermostat out and bleed the system and see where that gets you

 

I take my car out in a couple weeks.
Its good to let the car sit and idle for atleast 10-15 minutes before driving it.

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Also, about every 45 days during the winter, I would fire mine up.

 

I would fire mine up and all that stuff aswell, but I just got home from school and my dad checked it out and its a bad sensor.