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97 Nissan Altima Temp. guage?

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bobby swift

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Dec 8, 2009, 5:16:39 PM12/8/09
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I just got a 97 Nissan Altima 2.4.When I rev the engine the tempature
gauge goes back to cold from half way.Any body have a clue as to what
might cause this.Thanks!
Bobby

NissTech

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Dec 9, 2009, 8:27:47 PM12/9/09
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Golly geee, I just sent my crystal ball in for a tune up so I can't gaze
into it and tell you what's wrong.

Do some detective work and get back to us.

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bobby swift

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Dec 9, 2009, 9:54:50 PM12/9/09
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I'll probably need a crystal ball to figure this one out.I just got the
car and had to put a distributer in it because it wasn't fireing.The
person I got it from,said the first distributer exploded from the rotor
button coming loose,so he got a junk yard one,ran it 4 weeks and it just
quit firing.I got one off ebay,put it on and it fired right up...I'll
let you know what I find out.
Cheers! Bobby

Peter Hill

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Dec 10, 2009, 9:24:09 AM12/10/09
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On Tue, 8 Dec 2009 17:16:39 -0500, bobby...@webtv.net (bobby swift)
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The thermostat is stuck open and needs changing. Maybe you will be the
first person in this cars life to change it's coolant.

Given the car has other issues that point to an abused past I suggest
the car needs changing.
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bobby swift

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Dec 10, 2009, 11:15:26 AM12/10/09
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The car has 270,000 miles on it.Looks like someone put dexcool in it.At
first I thought it was just water.The heater is hot,even as the
temp.guage drops..might be a different story once going down the
road.Thanks for any suggestions.I purchased the car as a parts car,but
my neighbor cant mind his own business and turns me in to the city code
officer,every time I get a different vehicle,so I'll most likely sell
it.Where I live,even if its covered(car cover)it has to have plates and
inspection sticker on it.Thanks! Bobby

system

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Dec 11, 2009, 9:31:19 AM12/11/09
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bobby swift

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Dec 14, 2009, 7:35:37 PM12/14/09
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I unpluged the connector at the tempature sensor.Pluged it back up and
now it stays at the half way point.
Cheers!
Bobby

willshak

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Dec 15, 2009, 8:13:08 AM12/15/09
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bobby swift wrote the following:

One of the annual maintenance performances on my 97 Nissan PU is to
unplug and replug all elect. connections under the hood. Adding
dielectric grease to the prongs also helps to retard corrosion.

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