Outside Temp Indicator
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Mountain Pass
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Outside Temp Indicator
OK, what is up with my outside temp indicator; 05' f250 PSD automatic climate control. It has worked great up until last week - dead nuts on outside temp reading. Now it is 10 degrees warmer than what it should be reading. We had some -10 degree days and right after that it puked... any ideas?
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It does need airflow to work properly. They generally start to rise artificially if you are stopped idling for a long time or especially upon a warm start after sitting for a short period. The sensor itself is located behind the grill, in front of the rad towards the drivers side.
Yours could have gook/snow/leaves on it or be going bad. Or you flipped the display to Celsius instead of Farneheit by accident??
Yours could have gook/snow/leaves on it or be going bad. Or you flipped the display to Celsius instead of Farneheit by accident??
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From: Gulfport/Biloxi, MS
Maybe I should have started a new thread, but I have a question about mine. My display has always read -40 no matter what. I know I need to replace my sensor, but I cant find it. I have had the grille and bumper off before and still cant. I am a body tech, so for me to not be able to find something like that something is wrong. Does anyone have a pic of what it looks like?
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Thanks for the pic... Should I be able to see it with out taking the grill off?
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I will check to make sure it is still in the mounting bracket. But, it can sit all night and reads low before I even start it. Normal driving does not appear to affect it - just about 10 degrees high.
Not on Celcius...
Not on Celcius...
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Pretty sure I've seen mine without any effort. Never had to disassemble anything there either. Haven't had this truck very long yet...
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