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Old 26 March 2003, 10:38 PM
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Hi, I have a '94 wrx import, can someone tell me what the dial above the stereo indicates, it's the one on the right with "temp" on it.
I ask because it has started to go up to the maximum 50, but goes down to 40 when I put the heater on. Also cooling fluid has started to spurt out of the water overflow tank overflow pipe in front of the battery.

Please help! Cheers, Nik

[Edited by Nikolaus - 3/26/2003 10:56:50 PM]

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Old 27 March 2003, 12:24 PM
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I don't know what could TEMP mean???????

Wind up I think.
Old 27 March 2003, 01:12 PM
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Its under bonnet temp guage.. i think!!!
Old 27 March 2003, 01:13 PM
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I assume he wants to know what it is measuring the temperature of?

Picture would help if you have one. I don't know the interior of earlier models so wouldn't like to hazard a guess.
Old 27 March 2003, 01:27 PM
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Could be an additional aftermarket gauge, measuring engine bay temps!

TBH i have not got a clue, show a pictureof it
Old 27 March 2003, 02:12 PM
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check your engine fan is kicking in as the coolent is getting so hot its spurting out the header tank.

My fan fuse was blown, this created the same effect.
Old 27 March 2003, 03:52 PM
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if the fan is kicking in, i would take it to a garage, as water backing up out of the tank can mean to much presure in the engine. this is normaly down to the head gasket gone/going and the gasket has blown a hole between one of the water ports and the piston port.

Rich
Old 27 March 2003, 04:18 PM
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I have the same gauge fitted mate it tells me the temp inside the car useless gauge i guess>i know its the inside temp cos if you put heater on it goes up put aircon on it goes down simple hey ..
Old 28 March 2003, 05:03 AM
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Kev. The one talked about here does the opposite...heater ON, reading DOWN.
Old 28 March 2003, 07:57 PM
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Water Temp - the reason it goes down when heater is on is
because heat is being dispersed into car!!
When my MINI overheated in summer traffic jams the
cure was to put heater/blowers on full - didnt do
much for interior of car, but cooled engine

alan

[Edited by albob - 3/28/2003 10:41:42 PM]
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