Temperature should be around 190* I believe, that's what the stock t-stat is set to (192 to be specific). To test the actual sensor, check the resistance, at operating temperature the resistance should be around 3500 ohms. You'll of course need a multimeter of some sort to check this. I don't remember the cold specs, I'll look tomorrow and post if somebody needs them. The wiring harness should have a voltage supply of right around 5volts (mine was fine at 4.5/4.6 or so). Lower, and you got a short somewhere.
Cman, i think you are thinking of the ECT. the gauge has its own one wire sender, which simply sends a ground pulse to the guage.CManT1914 said:
new senders are relatively cheap (well on foxes anyhow), so that is worth a 'toss parts at it' swap. if not, ohm the sending wire out (if it shorts out, it will peg the gauge on max hot).
good luck.
Well yeah thats what the stat is but the lower speed fan doesnt come on until 208 degrees and the high speed not until 224 degrees. So while driving around normally you will probably be around 210-220 degrees maybe while cruising on the freeway with air constantly going over your radiator you will be around 195-200 degrees. Remember guys the thermostat is the minimum temp of the engine will be.CManT1914 said:
Edit: This is also verified by my Autometer temp gauge and my Tweecer dataloging my ECT sensor.