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Old May 12, 2008 | 05:05 PM
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Trans. Temp Gauge GONE Crazy

The last couple time i have driven my F250 the trans. temp gauge is all over, it goes from 130 to 280 and back to 160 and then stay at one place and then goes crazy again, and its never the same. is this a bad gauge, loose wire or what. i really hope it the gauge and not my trans. going. The truck only has 26,000 on it. I know i need to flush my trans. soon but i don't know why its doing this. My truck has sat alot the last month but i make sure I get it out about once a week and run her hard after i get everything up to temp. Any words of wisdom is very helpful
 
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Old May 12, 2008 | 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 06F250XLTFX4
The last couple time i have driven my F250 the trans. temp gauge is all over, it goes from 130 to 280 and back to 160 and then stay at one place and then goes crazy again, and its never the same. is this a bad gauge, loose wire or what. i really hope it the gauge and not my trans. going. The truck only has 26,000 on it. I know i need to flush my trans. soon but i don't know why its doing this. My truck has sat alot the last month but i make sure I get it out about once a week and run her hard after i get everything up to temp. Any words of wisdom is very helpful
My vote on symptoms like those is a loose wire... It's a reference voltage reading, so a flaky connection will have it doing cartwheels. My H2O wire does the same thing, and I know it's a connection issue.
 
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Old May 12, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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It's still under the bumper to bumper warranty, get it to the dealer while it's still free.
 
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Originally Posted by 69cj
It's still under the bumper to bumper warranty, get it to the dealer while it's still free.
In the OP's sig:
- ISSPRO Gauges
- Fuel Pressure, Trans Temp, Pre-Turbo EGT, Boost
Warranty does not ply in on this one...
 
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Old May 13, 2008 | 06:50 AM
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Sorry bout that, I thought he was referring to the factory temp. gauge.
 
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