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temp gauge not working?..thermostat?

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by CaLi GrEEnZ, Feb 20, 2011.

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Feb 20, 2011 at 10:26 AM

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ok so here the deal .... i have a 01 2.4 prerunner and when i turn the key to the frist click the tamp gauge jump up to running tamp so i dont ever realy get a real temp reading....allway read's a good runing temp even if i dont drive it all day.....would is have something to do with my thermostat?

thanks for looking

CaLi GrEEnZ, Feb 20, 2011

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Feb 21, 2011 at 7:21 AM

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Do some research on the temperature sensor and/or the sending unit.

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You have a bad temperature sender.

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Feb 21, 2011 at 9:10 AM

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thanks for the info 98tacoma27....

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