[DirkDigler]

I bought a 96 RR last week. I now have two RR's!!
The temp gauge likes to jump all over the place. Hardly ever sits still. It hovers around the hot area and sometimes even triggers the red light to come on....then it quickly goes back down. Very twitchy. I drove it all day yesterday and it never moved from the middle spot. Seems a sensor is bad? It does not seem to be over heating at all under the hood.
Anyone else have this problem?

 

[DirkDigler]

I bought a 96 RR last week. I now have two RR's!!
The temp gauge likes to jump all over the place. Hardly ever sits still. It hovers around the hot area and sometimes even triggers the red light to come on....then it quickly goes back down. Very twitchy. I drove it all day yesterday and it never moved from the middle spot. Seems a sensor is bad? It does not seem to be over heating at all under the hood.
Anyone else have this problem?

After much research, I have come up with the diagnosis.....I think.
It is either the temp sensor....or....the ground cable.
Seems to be a fairly common problem on 96's and a cheap fix.

 

[01001010]

lol...Boogy Nights....good movie man! I used to have that name as an AIM screen name.

 

[DirkDigler]

yeah....it's a funny name.

I have used it for years at my home site:

www.rccrawler.com

Some will be very interested in the site, as it is all about rock crawling with home built radio controlled trucks. Here is a picture of an example:
Check it out!

 

[Badger1]

Wow, that's pretty cool!

 

[cellulararrest]

that's definitely sick! And Boogie Nights is an amazing movie.