Is my car's temperature gauge jammed?
The temperature gauge on my car went suddenly below 0 then came back up slowly. Is something jammed or faulty?
Asked on 14 January 2015 by janet durham
Answered by
Honest John
Reads more like a gauge or gauge sensor fault than anything else. But check the header tank. Could be due to an airlock.
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