As the sensor is in the radiator it measures the temp in the top tank
after the thermostat. If the thermostat is working correctly the coolant
temp in the engine should be around the opening temp of the thermostat.
Kees Oudesluijs
Op 20-9-2017 om 16:56 schreef Rossm:
> Gentlemen
> Lots of discussion over the years about reducing the running temp and
> interior cabin temp. However my question is at the other end of the temp
> scale. Still making my way home from Monterey and encountering rain and some
> snow at high altitudes. The temp gauge is dropping down to 120 at speed. Not
> sure what temp thermostat I am running. The car is a BN6 with the temp sensor
> in the top of the rad so I would suspect that the thermostat is closed and
> not circulating through the rad and while the rad is cooling down the engine
> temp should be higher?
> Ross
>
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