running hot
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running hot
Small issue, when i turn my headlights on the car runs hot!?!
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Re: running hot
Are you basing that on the position of the temperature gauge or have you checked the actual temperate of the engine coolant actually rises ?
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Re: running hot
Sometimes I talk to myself ... and we both have a good laugh
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Re: running hot
Hello, er welcome to the forum etc etc. Odd first post.
But does sound like a voltage stability issue.
But does sound like a voltage stability issue.
Re: running hot
99% certain to be the voltage regulator on the back of the instrument panel.
Sometimes the fuel gauge will go up as well.
Sometimes the fuel gauge will go up as well.
Re: running hot
I was going to agree, but it seems like a legitimate overheating issue as the guy's apparently died of dehydration.
I'm the one who leaves all those shoes in the carriageway.