# Faulty Temperature Gauge

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/faulty-temperature-gauge/45273>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** pontiac, firebird, gauges, overheating\
**Created:** [February 28, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/faulty-temperature-gauge/45273 "2010-02-28T17:34:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![tmarracci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed8c4c/32.png) [@tmarracci](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tmarracci)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/faulty-temperature-gauge/45273/1 "2010-02-28T17:34:42Z")

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My 91 Firebird reads over 260 on the temp gauge but my scanner reads normal. I changed the sender but the gauge is still reading high. Before I plunge into the repair manual, I was hoping for some insight as to where the problem might be.

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/faulty-temperature-gauge/45273/2 "2010-02-28T18:02:17Z")

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The temperature gauge is faulty.