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It's all good.......
Last time I plugged into the ECU and shared some photo's of the readings with 'Scouts, it said one of my o2 Sensors was over 2300 degree's.....if that was actually the case, I don't think I'd still be driving it 7 months later with out changing a thing.....
I have brand new mechanical gauges & pillar mount I need to install, I'll have a look at it once I install them....(I only bought the set up 5 months ago..ugg)
I'll block off, take a looky, then open up....take another looky......I guess I now have an additional reason to complete that install.
Meanwhile.......took a few minutes to do this.......
Indoors, no out side breeze, cut good quality (not toilet paper) paper towel into 3/4" strips....applied with tape, photographed at idle.......
Those aren't light, stringy little streamers......and that's at low idle, no skinny pedal was applied at any time. Placement, directly getting rid of heat where it's attempted to be cooled, taking advantage of the cooling fans....all key.
Hopefully this paints a clearer picture of what's happening....it can only help.
'Scout's is right, needle moves, mine moves quite freely, was experiencing a bit of what he described, but over longer idling periods.
Yesterday, better air quality, lower dew point, temps only in the high 80's...(nice!).....needle never made it to half way......1/2 way is it's normal operating area.....I'm about done with this subject.
Really need to change me oil........ <-----Note to self.
Last edited by Detoured Discovey; Sep 13, 2016 at 06:38 AM.
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'Scout's is right, needle moves, mine moves quite freely, was experiencing a bit of what he described, but over longer idling periods.
Yesterday, better air quality, lower dew point, temps only in the high 80's...(nice!).....needle never made it to half way......1/2 way is it's normal operating area.....I'm about done with this subject.
Really need to change me oil........ <-----Note to self.
Call me analog man, I'm kool with that over 1979 computer tech.......
Here's the deal over '2' low 90's days.....
Late afternoons.......mechanical gauge read 125 degrees.......'both' days, under the hood, in direct sun.....like the cabin, expect higher temps but I wasn't expecting this......it was just sitting in the sun, that's why you don't leave your weasel under the hood......Blew my mind!
I actually LOST heat by driving by 7 degrees, factory gauge held steady thru-out this.......little above 1/2, but normal by LR standards....
8 miles out, twice in two days..........the mechanical gauge lowered by 7 degree's by new air flow.........factory gauge....FLAT....
Then..........BOOM! My lazy thermostat opened.........I need a new thermostat.........proof positive, saving the motor by analog.......stick that in your ob2 and light it twice........after all......Lucas was a pot head & dropped blotter.......
Call me bad, but the results are good over your computed results that would not catch this kind of crap off the block.....the analog gage sold me a new thermo'......none of the computer crap showed me what the analog gage showed..............One small step for man, one step misguided for those who believe in..........what they previously thought???? Dunno........
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