started over heating

[MUT4NT]

ok coming home from work today...

i left work did a lil tyre spin got onto the hwy and gund it to 100 however the cars temp gauge started creeping up to bout a quarter away from over heating and when i took my foot off it went down when i guned it at lights it did the same thing...maybe cause of the traffic but im not sure it also is a very hot day in perth

but when i got about 10mins from my house it stayed half way or just under

anyone got any ideas on what the problem is?

[skyper]

mate put a thermostate in it,sounds like it starting to stick

[MUT4NT]

yeah my full speedos stuffin up haha

sits on 0 for bout 15mins then when i gun it it goes to the speed and wobbles then goes back to 0

i just need new **** in the car i guess lol

[savage1987]

Thermostat's an easy job probably not a bad idea if the car hasn't had one for a while

[levymetal]

yeah my full speedos stuffin up haha

sits on 0 for bout 15mins then when i gun it it goes to the speed and wobbles then goes back to 0

i just need new **** in the car i guess lol

if bashing the dash fixes your speedo: Solution to Sticky fuel/temp guages

[MUT4NT]

bashing dash only fixes fuel and sumtimes temp when its sticky doesnt work bashing on my speedo

[levymetal]

hmm, maybe there's something wrong with your speed sensor wire then. i've heard it connects somewhere to the transmission, waiting for someone to verify this and expand!

[MUT4NT]

what i was thinking lol and yeah i heard about that to but i aint game enough 2 find out myself haha

[Ando227]

I had just bought my VN and drove it 800kms home the next day.. Lapped it round town a lil to show her off and to show the boys. but in no time at all the temp guage had moved from cold (yes, i thought something was up) to a quarter off hot, like yours.

Thought it was a couple of things. moved it from a cold place to a hot place. it was used to get to work and back where i'd drive it 50-100kms in one night. ALSO. The water that was keeping it cool looked like river water =(

Had a new thermostat put in + 50/50 coolent mix. hasn't gone over halfway since.

But with that. The service light continue's to show (engine with ! mark in the middle of it) even though i got it serviced at the same time.. Maybe someone else could help me with that

[MUT4NT]

ah thanks mate

yeah mine today went up but it went back down again after it reached a quarter off boiling point and dropped instantly to a quarter off cold or close to half