where does your 2nd gen temapature guage stay when at full t

1979cordoba · Post by **1979cordoba** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 5:38 pm

my 02 temp guage stays about 1/4 of it's range, every neon i have had in the past always stayed in the middle, i would like to hear from others about where their temp guage stays when the car is fully warmed up, i allready changed the thermastat with no change

black03rt · Post by **black03rt** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 7:03 pm

From what I remember, my r/t always ran about half way on the gauge. My srt stayes slightly above or at the halfway line but I think those are supposed to run warmer?

C1DoG · Post by **C1DoG** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 7:22 pm

My sxt temp runs a air over halfway.

Donkeypuncher · Post by **Donkeypuncher** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 8:19 pm

Mine usually sits just under the halfway mark.

lilschmied · Post by **lilschmied** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:30 pm

my 02 also sits about 1/4 just a tick above.

2005.Neon.SXT · Post by **2005.Neon.SXT** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:31 pm

Mine sits right above the quarter mark (2005 SXT)

1979cordoba · Post by **1979cordoba** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:46 pm

thanks to everyone for the input,i'm going to try to replace the temp sending unit if i can remember where it is,if it still doesn't change i'll assume it's normal, there must be something that's a little off,my milage is under 30 mpg around town, thats less than any other neon i have ever had.

Alex Kurdian · Post by **Alex Kurdian** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 2:14 am

I just changed the thermostat and radiator and it either sits a touch below the half way or just a tad above just depends on driving conditions

but before I changed the parts it was always slightly above the middle

Post by **occasional demons** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 8:54 am

Mine stays firmly fixed in the cluster, where it has always been.

About 1/3 ish.

Johny · Post by **Johny** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:02 pm

mine sits a bit below half way

Barry McCockener · Post by **Barry McCockener** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:33 pm

Mine stays right at or just a hair over 1/4.

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:24 pm

Mines at 1/4.

iskyfly · Post by **iskyfly** » Fri May 04, 2012 4:05 pm

Incidentally, I *think* the temp gauge is a buffered gauge and therefore does not show instantaneous temp.

Also, if I read your original post and your reply I get the impression that you think that your mileage is somehow related to the temperature your guage is showing?

1979cordoba · Post by **1979cordoba** » Sat May 05, 2012 8:00 pm

yes i did think that maybe it was related,i was told from a parts store that there are 2 different sensors, one for the guage, and another one for the computer, i have not verified this so i am not sure, my 1st gen neon got a little over 30 around town, so did my 2000, the 2002 that i have now seems not quite that good, i upped the front tires one small increment to 185/65/15 if i remember right which made them a little taller,26 more revolutions per mile, than the stock size of 185/60/15.

Jenni · Post by **Jenni** » Sun May 06, 2012 3:31 am

btw: "temapature" is a nice word...

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Sun May 06, 2012 8:45 am

1979cordoba wrote:yes i did think that maybe it was related,i was told from a parts store that there are 2 different sensors, one for the guage, and another one for the computer, i have not verified this so i am not sure, my 1st gen neon got a little over 30 around town, so did my 2000, the 2002 that i have now seems not quite that good, i upped the front tires one small increment to 185/65/15 if i remember right which made them a little taller,26 more revolutions per mile, than the stock size of 185/60/15.

If you went to a taller tire there would be FEWER revolutions per mile, the odometer now understates how far you travel. That's most likely why your mpg seems lower.
Ist generation tires were a full inch smaller in diameter (185/65-14 - 887 revs per mile) the 15 inch is only 850 revs per mile

DetergentCandy · Post by **DetergentCandy** » Sun May 06, 2012 2:08 pm

Jenni wrote:btw: "temapature" is a nice word...

My 02 R/T always sat about halfway.
But I live in a desert.

1979cordoba · Post by **1979cordoba** » Tue May 08, 2012 9:47 am

i ment to say the original tires were 26 more revolutions than my new ones, now the real question, is there a way to get my speedo correct again with my new tire size of 185/65/15

chew* · Post by chew* » Fri May 11, 2012 9:39 pm

1979cordoba wrote:i ment to say the original tires were 26 more revolutions than my new ones, now the real question, is there a way to get my speedo correct again with my new tire size of 185/65/15

no in order to get the speedo to be correct you need to run 195/50/15s. Thats what I caculated to be exact height of the 14s.

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Mon May 14, 2012 8:39 am

mine is about 1/4 or a smidge above which shows 190-200 degrees on my scanguage...

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where does your 2nd gen temapature guage stay when at full t

where does your 2nd gen temapature guage stay when at full t

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