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    Re: Van Stilling Running a Little Hot

    Pic doesn't show. The potential inaccuracy of the 30+ year old gauge has been discussed numerous times. Get a good aftermarket gauge that shows actual temps and you may find it's just fine.

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    Re: 1987 van, another overheating thread. please help

    Try an aftermarket gauge that shows actual temps.

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    Re: Van Stilling Running a Little Hot

    Can you recommend a decent temperature gauge? With link? How hard is it to install an aftermarket one? Thanks

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    Re: 1987 van, another overheating thread. please help

    The thread below is recent and discusses the problem of a faulty temp sending unit, with the mod of adding a digital readout
    temp gauge:
    https://www.toyotavantech.com/forum/...tal+temp+gauge

    A co-worker of mine recently had this problem with an older Toyota Land Cruiser.
    He had a shop replace just about everything like you did, then found out it was a faulty ("new outta the box")
    temp sender.
    Last edited by trestlehed; 05-26-2018 at 09:59 PM. Reason: .
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    Re: Van Stilling Running a Little Hot

    Try the search function.
    There is at least one long & detailed thread about that very subject.
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    Re: Van Stilling Running a Little Hot

    As a courtesy reminder, remember to search the forum for your related issue and post in that thread to get a quicker response and to help keep threads more organized. Enjoy the vast amount of knowledge, experiences and solutions in your searches

    To get you started in the right direction check out these detailed threads-

    https://www.toyotavantech.com/forum/...taVanTech-com!


    http://www.toyotavantech.com/forum/s...ng-new-threads



    Thank you

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    Re: Van Stilling Running a Little Hot

    Were you able to fix it?
    Excited for my trip to Salt Lake City with my newly installed set of Nitto tires.

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    Re: Van Stilling Running a Little Hot

    This thread discusses a nice digital temp gauge mod/installation:
    https://www.toyotavantech.com/forum/...tal+temp+gauge
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