Does anyone know if (or suspect) that the SC's temp gauge lies to you sometimes? I mean why does the temp always reads hotter going up a hill (not even a steep one), and much cooler when going down a hill? It does this even if you're not getting down hard on the throttle up the hill. And the gauge really scares you when using AC on a hot day. I really don't understand why it does this.
Are our engines that badly designed that the slightest bit of extra load causes the engine to dramatically heat up?
In my 2004 Toyota Camry, the temp ALWAYS reads steady, in the middle regardless of the temp outside and whether the AC is on, and I know their gauge setup are not any better than ours- i did notice their radiator was almost twice as wide though (same 2 core), and i guess it can control it much better because it has 4 cyls heating up instead of 6. Maybe i just answered my own question.
Anyone here have insight on if temp readings on an SC are bogus or not? Is that why it's called an idiot gauge?
thanks-
Are our engines that badly designed that the slightest bit of extra load causes the engine to dramatically heat up?
In my 2004 Toyota Camry, the temp ALWAYS reads steady, in the middle regardless of the temp outside and whether the AC is on, and I know their gauge setup are not any better than ours- i did notice their radiator was almost twice as wide though (same 2 core), and i guess it can control it much better because it has 4 cyls heating up instead of 6. Maybe i just answered my own question.
Anyone here have insight on if temp readings on an SC are bogus or not? Is that why it's called an idiot gauge?
thanks-
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