Cup Temperature Guage

[y0z2a]

What does your temperature guage read when driving about.

Mine is between 1/2 and 3/4.

Is this normal or high?

/y0z

 

[Pete]

Same on the 172 as well, mine sits somewhere around that.

 

[Essex_lads_bro]

mine never goes above half mate, once its warmed up thats where it stays...

Geoff.

 

[Lagerlout]

Same in my 172. Is up to half way in a flash, then just sits there...

 

[Iain C]

1 notch over half

 

[Chris n nic]

As above^^^^^

Chris

 

[jon_r]

yes one notch over half

 

[Roamer]

Half, but then again mines a bit different and the kenlowe fan does its job really well.

 

[specialK]

none of ours ever go up as far as 3/4 - at least not when I drive them - maybe its the method of driving that is causing the "rise" !!!!

 

[182 sport]

ive had my car for a over a week,temp gauge hasnt moved past half way-not even by a millimeter.

 

[Cuppy 172]

Never over half

 

[CUP80Y]

Never gone above the tiny bit above half!! Not even when sat in traffic for hours!!

 

[MarkCup]

Quote: Originally posted by CUP80Y on 25 February 2004

Never gone above the tiny bit above half!! Not even when sat in traffic for hours!!

Ditto that...

 

[TheCake]

Just over half, like 1mm.

Si.

 

[MIKE-CUP]

Yeah that^^^^^

 

[Rich-D]

Quote: Originally posted by y0z2a on 25 February 2004

What does your temperature guage read when driving about.

Mine is between 1/2 and 3/4.

Is this normal or high?

Mine hovers around the 1/2 way mark... never goes higher!

 

[swelch]

about 1mm over half. never been more than that, just sits there whatever.

 

[toms_cup]

same ^^^^ 1mm over half

 

[lastmanjackson]

Get your thermostate checked.

It could be a badly calibrated temp gauge, but that sounds to high to me

 

[KDF]

Same as everyone else, just hovers around the half way mark once warmed up.

 

[JAY172]

yep same here.just above the halfway point.

 

[y0z2a]

cool

/y0z

 

[ak_uk]

Mine take a while to get to a fraction over 1/2 and can spend a lot of time just under 1/2 - influences seem to tbe the cold weather and if I am using the heater - as well as how hard I am driving or how much time Im sitting in traffic.....

On at least 3-4 occasions it has got a bit wavy if you know what I mean..

 

[si_cup]

Always just over half. no matter how hard its driven

 

[lastmanjackson]

Mine used to do the wavy thing but only on long motorway journeys.

When the car had the strut mount mode the problem went away. I can only assume it was a dodgy connection which was put back after the work was completed or they just noticed it by chance( I never mentioned it to the garage), it has not done it since in 10000 miles.

 

[Scudetto]

like most of the others here, just a tiny fraction above half way. Not even in boiling hot traffic has it ever risen beyond that point. I doubt thats because the engine temp doesnt rise, probably more the way the gauge is calibrated maybe - if it was rising up, although harmless, it might alarm you. This might be a codswallop theory, but Im intrigued that it never ever goes above that point even in summer traffic.

g

 

[ak_uk]

It might be because the fan cuts in and keeps the engine temperature in check...

 

[JAY172]

there is about 10c between normal running temp and when the fan cuts in but i do agree its weird how once the engine has warmed up the gauge never moves.strange but every 172 ive seen has been the same.