Temp gauge

[Alanb67]

Hi all
When your capri is up to full driving temperature where roughly does your needle sit in the dial

Thanks.

[Jasonmarie]

I was looking at this yesterday as the temp was very hot so normal driving just under the half way mark , that's driving along the motorway and when in traffic it got up to 3/4 then come down a bit and was doing that for sometime as I was stuck in traffic .

[Arya2.0S]

I was having problems with my car once the temp gauge got to around half way. It would run like utter ass and want to conk out. I replaced the rad with an uprated aluminium race-spec one and now the temp gauge never goes above a quarter once its at operating temperature, even in this heat and sitting in traffic! Car runs like a dream now.
On the motorway at speed the temp gauge goes down so far its almost on cold, thats how efficient a good rad can be.

[Alanb67]

I'm still having problems with my fuel and temp gauge. I fitted a new regulator. When I'm driving at a steady pace, around 40mph the gauges seem to work but when i put the foot on the accelerator they just shoot back up to the top, then back down again when i drive steady again......

[Arya2.0S]

I'm still having problems with my fuel and temp gauge. I fitted a new regulator. When I'm driving at a steady pace, around 40mph the gauges seem to work but when i put the foot on the accelerator they just shoot back up to the top, then back down again when i drive steady again......

Do they do that when you rev the engine while it's stationery or does it only do it while you're moving?

[Alanb67]

It does it whether im moving or staitionary. Ive changed the regulator twice and the earth seems ok. I think it could possibly be the connection between the box holding the regulator and the back of the clocks. The funny thing is i don't get anything from the gauges at all when i turn the ignition on without the engine running.....driving me nuts.