MK1 water temp gauge with idiot light....

[dswalterwi at gmail.com (Don Walter)]

On an Mk2 the Flashing Water Temp Idiot light means that you are low on
coolant.  Not sure what happens if it is not connected to anything.

On 2/20/07, Cory Langford <Cory_Langford@bcit.ca> wrote:
>
>
>
> Okay here is the story,
>
> The tac went on the mk1, so I quickly swapped in another mk1 cluster I had
> sitting in the garage. The only difference between the two is the temp
> gauge on the old one was just a gauge, the new one has the led in the
> centre.
>
> When the car is started the light blinks for a moment and then goes out,
> like it is supposed to.
>
> Now, because the car has the small rad (so the g60 charger will fit) it
> runs just under 1/2 under normal driving (so just below the led on this
> gauge).  In stop and go traffic it runs at about 1/2 way (needle pretty
> much covers the led).  In heavy traffic, when you have to sit and idle for
> long periods of time, it runs at just over the led (needle is just letting
> the led be shown).
>
> The issue is that the led starts to blink when I hit that mark in heavy
> traffic.  It is getting rather annoying, as when the fan kicks in it
> lowers
> the temp and the led goes out, then it comes on again, fan kicks in and it
> goes out, and then on again (you get the picture...)
>
> I had a quick look and I can't see any additional wiring for the led in
> the
> bently.  I know on the MK2 with the idiot light, the led will not come on
> until the gauge is almost right to the top (around 90% range).  Is the
> gauge supposed to come on at about 60% on the mk1s?  Is there something I
> have missed (ie: a wiring connection of some kind, like low coolant?)  or
> is it just a buggered up temp gauge?
>
> TIA
>
> Cory
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