Nathan; An air pocket in the reservoir or excessive temperature will cause the blinking light and needle pegging. The next time it happens check the reservoir for air. There should be NO air. Conversely, to see if it is overheating, turn on the heaters in the car and see if the needle returns to normal. Good Luck and Drive Safely Ken Lewis 86 Crewcab,60 356 http://Neksiwel.20m.com/ On Sun, 2 Jun 2002 22:36:51 -0500 Dart 330 <dart330@HOTMAIL.COM> writes: > Well I am glad it is not my pump, but I now have a question regarding > the > coolant warning light. I thought the light went off if your coolant > level is > low in the tank, thats what the sensor on top is for. So if an air > bubble > gets inside and the sensor freaks out saying it is low on coolant > why would > the temp needle go sky high. Is some part of the coolant system > actually > getting that hot, or is the computer just trying to get my > attention? > > Nathan ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. |
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