R50/53 Temp Gauge .. info needed
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Temp Gauge .. info needed
guys,
I tried searching, but i'm not sure how to ask this. When initially starting the engine in the AM or when cold, does the temp gauge read off the line like almost 1/4 (1/8 really) way up?
All my other cars i've owned would read absolutely cold or at the very bottom of the gauge face until it started to warm up and then progressed up slowly.
The Mini seems to always start a bit higher, but keeps with progression of warming up until it settles on the halfway mark.
I tried searching, but i'm not sure how to ask this. When initially starting the engine in the AM or when cold, does the temp gauge read off the line like almost 1/4 (1/8 really) way up?
All my other cars i've owned would read absolutely cold or at the very bottom of the gauge face until it started to warm up and then progressed up slowly.
The Mini seems to always start a bit higher, but keeps with progression of warming up until it settles on the halfway mark.
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The T needle should start at the bottom unless you've just driven the car, or it is REALLY hot outside in which case the needle rises quickly to 1/4 or whatever.
The "idiot" aspect of the gauge that Zippy refers to is that when it is sitting at halfway (the "normal" position) it stays there even if the T actually rises or falls during driving. The needle will only start going up beyond the "normal" position if the actual T rises above a certain critical T (I forget what it is though).
I hope that makes sense.
The "idiot" aspect of the gauge that Zippy refers to is that when it is sitting at halfway (the "normal" position) it stays there even if the T actually rises or falls during driving. The needle will only start going up beyond the "normal" position if the actual T rises above a certain critical T (I forget what it is though).
I hope that makes sense.
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