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Is my car's temperature gauge jammed?

The temperature gauge on my car went suddenly below 0 then came back up slowly. Is something jammed or faulty?

Asked on 14 January 2015 by janet durham

Answered by Honest John
Reads more like a gauge or gauge sensor fault than anything else. But check the header tank. Could be due to an airlock.

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