Lying temp gauge

[lukey4x4]

Hi guys not sure my temp gauge is working propa its a aftermarket pod type , from turning the engine over it just says 40 , even after running for 20 mins any ideas ?is ther a Certein way for wiring ? And, sure its overheating rad is way to hot i have two of them 8" electric fans most of yous have which way do you have the fans blowing ? Thanks

[Anton]

Don't know anything about the temp gauge, but fans should always suck air through the rad if mounted behind, blow through the rad if mounted in front - basically just follow the natural path of air that flows through the vehicle when it's moving.

[lukey4x4]

Thanks anton , yea thats the way i have them setup , just think the rads way to hot , thanks

[Tramp]

Some fans are designed to suck, some are designed to blow you'll have to see what sort of fan it is to see what it should do. As for the gauge, if it's an aftermarket gauge, you'll need the matching sender for the gauge, has it ever worked?

[twiss]

Check the fan blades are actually the right way around to suck air in, otherwise they will be pretty useless spinning around.
My 1.6 16v doesn't have any cooling issues even in Malta's 35*c heat with the 1.3 rad and an electric fan

[lukey4x4]

well to night it overheated after bout 20 mins of running the water n seam was coming from the little hole in the rad bottle and could here it boiling anyone got any ideas what could be causing this I have the fans wired to a switch so r on all the time sucking air, and can remember when I bought yhem they were advertised to blow or suck so should be ok thanks

[Darrell]

The gauge and the sensor need to match or your get incorrect results.

[lukey4x4]

Yea darrell the gauge n senda came together mate , thers 3 wires out the back of my gauge red, black , green , red to ignition live , black to earth , green to the senda , thats all it says on instructions is there anything els i shud of done , thanks

[Darrell]

No, sounds correct. I assume this sender replaced the original one.

[lukey4x4]

Ah maybe i have had my wires crossed darrell i have the senda in 1 of them metal unit things that go inbetween ya top rad hoses , is this incorrect mate thanks