On Mon, 11 Jul 94 19:33:46 CDT James Lu x3702 said: >What's the "normal" temperature for an '83? The right edge of the >temperature needle is always next to the right edge of the LED. >It fluctuates. At stop-and-go, it can move up to the 3/4 or higher >position. At highway speed, it goes back to the LED's edge. my 88 puts the needle just a tad up over center on the led's edge. and it pretty much just stays there, once it moves up to that position. i've never seen it go over, but during a rainstorm, it has moved down enough to cover the led. i think it's pretty much a very individual thing for each car. all the differences between the electrical connections, senders, engines, and radiators ... i think what you need to notice the DIFFERENCES, rather than looking for a 'correct' position. my old 86 vanagon would put the needle at exactly one needle-width ABOVE the led (with the needle-width of empty space between the led and the bottom of the needle). and the high-speed fan was LOUD!!! loud enough to scare the hell out of people in front of me at red lights! :) the 88 bus is nice and quiet, even on high speed (or else, high speed has never cut in ... which i doubt). joel
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