'02 4.7 Temperature gauge climbs when truck is turned off.
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'02 4.7 Temperature gauge climbs when truck is turned off.
Sometimes. The truck does NOT overheat. Temperature normally sits about mid to just before mid way on the gauge. It might move a little if I load the truck up and drive up to the casino in the mountains in the middle of summer.
Sometimes after extended driving when I shut the vehicle down the temperature gauge will slowly, slowly climb up towards the 3/4 point of the gauge, never any further, and then as the thing cools it'll come down. Other times it doesn't show a temperature rise at all when I shut the truck off.
After starting the truck the temperature falls to normal after a few seconds.
I've got a new water pump and thermostat on, though I need to pay some attention to the thermostat housing as it seeps fluid a bit. Think that may be a cause?
Sometimes after extended driving when I shut the vehicle down the temperature gauge will slowly, slowly climb up towards the 3/4 point of the gauge, never any further, and then as the thing cools it'll come down. Other times it doesn't show a temperature rise at all when I shut the truck off.
After starting the truck the temperature falls to normal after a few seconds.
I've got a new water pump and thermostat on, though I need to pay some attention to the thermostat housing as it seeps fluid a bit. Think that may be a cause?
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