At 03:01 PM 12/17/2011, HotelWestfalia wrote: >I can't remember what the reason is why the early 1.9 water cooled >temp. gauge shoots up fast while the temp. is still normal. I only >know, it's some kind of electrical technicality. The low-coolant controller has triggered, which simulates an overheat condition. The newer cube-shaped controller does it in short pulses which trigger the light but aren't enough to move the gauge appreciably, but the old one does it continously. Yours, David |
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