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2 things really wrong help!

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SVTLightning187

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okay first of all the temp of my car(that gauge that shows the temp of something) is always as low as possible its always so cold....never at the middle even....and maybe thats why my gas millage sucks so bad but i dunno how to fix it or how much it would cost and #2 i have oil in the car an everything and just this morning the oil gauge started going crazy.....im like not in the middle a lil lower....and i turned on the car today and it was gideren and like id accelerate and itd go to the normal stop and get off the gas and go to the dangerous part...please help!
 

nomuffler

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The temerature guage indicates the temperature of the coolant. My guage never worked, does yours move at all? The guage regarding oil, is the oil pressure guage. i wish I could hel with the problem but I realy don't understand the last part of your post.
 

perce111

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Pick up an inexpensive mechanical oil pressure gauge and a Tee.
Remove your sender install the tee and reinstall the sender on it along with the mechanical tubing to its gauge.
Loosely run the tubing and gauge out thru the top of your hood to cowl seam.
Light things off and watch your two gauges. If the stock gauge still acts weird and the mechanical gauge is steady its probably the sender.
If the mecahnical gauge acts the same way the stock electrical gauge does you've got PROBLEMS.
You can do the above for probably $10 and 20 minutes time.
Good luck
 
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Demented4.6

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My temp stayed at or below 130 as long as I have had my coupe. Turned out to be a stuck thermostat. i fixed and now have killer heat in the car and also lost a ton of power
 
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