Guys,
This is where I pass off the baton
... but have to ask a question just the same....
With the gauge needing to see something above 140 degrees before it starts it upward movement, is it possible that the
oil cooler is doing a fantastic job at cooling the
oil that it never gets that hot around the sensor? If I'm wrong in my thinking, than I guess it's back to the problem of a defective sensor.
A resistance check of the sensor is also a way to tell if it's bad. My old notes show a resistance of 1000 ohms should be equal to a gauge reading of just a tad over 140 degrees, and a resistance of 470 ohms equal to a reading of 200 degrees. I don't have a cold (room temp) resistance to check, but I have a good sensor out in the garage that I'll try to dig out and measure..... will post that when (if?) I find it.
- Jim -