koda2000
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2000 Mountaineer, 5.0, AWD, 151K
#1. i think i know the answer to this one but...
i have a CEL and a temp gauge that doesn't seem to move at all. scanned for codes and got "P0125 coolant temp insufficient for closed loop operation".
i was ready to put in another temp sender, as i tested the gauge and wire by grounding the wire and the gauge went to full HIGH. i get heat and it's pretty warm (of course it's 47 degrees out, not exactly the great white north in GA) so i was a little surprised that it appears to be the thermostat.
so, is the temp gauge like the oil pressure gauge in that it will only register if the coolant reaches 190 degrees +? will failure to enter closed loop operation cause poor fuel mileage (because my fuel mileage sucks and the inside of my tail pipe is black & sooty)?
#2. my transmission lines are really incredibly rusty. i don't trust them. my questions are, does anyone (other than maybe Ford) offer pre-bent trans lines? do the lines screw into the transmission or are there some sort of stupid quick-disconnects like used on the fuel lines? what do you think about using rubber trans line on barbed fittings instead of metal lines? i know i can get straight universal line an bent it, but i've never had much luck bending line that thick and there are too many weird bends to make.
#1. i think i know the answer to this one but...
i have a CEL and a temp gauge that doesn't seem to move at all. scanned for codes and got "P0125 coolant temp insufficient for closed loop operation".
i was ready to put in another temp sender, as i tested the gauge and wire by grounding the wire and the gauge went to full HIGH. i get heat and it's pretty warm (of course it's 47 degrees out, not exactly the great white north in GA) so i was a little surprised that it appears to be the thermostat.
so, is the temp gauge like the oil pressure gauge in that it will only register if the coolant reaches 190 degrees +? will failure to enter closed loop operation cause poor fuel mileage (because my fuel mileage sucks and the inside of my tail pipe is black & sooty)?
#2. my transmission lines are really incredibly rusty. i don't trust them. my questions are, does anyone (other than maybe Ford) offer pre-bent trans lines? do the lines screw into the transmission or are there some sort of stupid quick-disconnects like used on the fuel lines? what do you think about using rubber trans line on barbed fittings instead of metal lines? i know i can get straight universal line an bent it, but i've never had much luck bending line that thick and there are too many weird bends to make.