engine temp

[johnny]

i have an 2001 PT LE and the temp gauge runs above midway always and i live in the northwest where it gets cold...anybody have any comments... i ask the local chrysler dealership and they said it's normal but i have never had a car run with the temp guage needle in that position unless it is running very warm...any comments would be appreciated...i love my green cruiser

[Grouch]

It could be a bad gauge. Mine has never touched the half way mark including a 100 degree day last summer that the Cruiser was sitting in a parade line not moving for an hour ( gauge never moved ) with the A/C running full blast so that isn't normal I have 2 friends that had overheating problems so don't take their word

[kgdptblue]

My 01 LE always runs midway without any problems.

Cruise on!

[Jeff V]

My 03 Turbo has yet to register midway, and it's been standing very still for some time.





If you haven't cruised Maryland, you haven't cruised.

(unless you cruised somewhere else)

[strangelove]

Hey johnny,
there has been a good thread concerning engine temp in the GT Turbo Forum http://www.ptcruiserlinks.com/forum/...?TOPIC_ID=1538. Most of the posts deal with the temp issue regarding the Turbo engine, but you might gain some isight to you question there, as well as as some remedies.

[Cal Cruzer]

It could be the gauge as suggested above. Factory guages are seldom that accurate. You could also have a bad T-stat. If it is opening to late it would keep the temp up. You really need to get a reading of how hot the car is really running. A good shop will have a temp sensor that will read the temp just by pointing a gun at it. I guess it reads IR or something. I don't know what temp these cars are supposed to run at though or where the T-stat is supposed to open.

[johnny]

THANKS TO ALL THAT REPLIED...I WILL GET IT CHECKED OUT AT MY GARAGE..
THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO HELP PEOPLE... ESPECIALLY THOSE OF US WHO LOVE TO DRIVE EM BUT DON'T KNOW HOW TO WORK ON EM....LOL LETS KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK...