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JEEPTUBE
July 16th, 2006, 04:58
97 xj 4.0 auto
When im stopped and not moving my temp gage reads normal at 210.
Then when i accelerate, it goes all the way down.
Could this be a faulty gage?
:cry:
jeepdude10000
July 16th, 2006, 08:53
could be faulty , maybe loose wire.
JEEPTUBE
July 16th, 2006, 12:51
Anbody else?
Maybe bad sensors?
Whats the one on the back of the head do?
Could it be my thermostat? housing? sensor?
Evan463
July 16th, 2006, 14:12
Is it just your temp guage? I have a 98 XJ and I was having my airbag light come on and my speedo and tach. dropping to zero and my other guages freezing were they were.. all i did to fix it was pull the guage pod off clean the two connection terminals and that fixed it, i belive the 97s guage pod connects the same as a 98
JEEPTUBE
July 16th, 2006, 15:26
I shall try that first.
Atl XJ
July 17th, 2006, 13:41
Anbody else?
Maybe bad sensors?
Whats the one on the back of the head do?
Could it be my thermostat? housing? sensor?
97+ XJs only use the temp sensor on the thermostat housing. They no longer use the sensor on the back of the head for the gauge.
JEEPTUBE
July 17th, 2006, 14:06
Right on thanks. That would explain why i couldnt find it back there.

Oh yah, it is starting to run rough now.