temp gauge reading hot all the way to red

Asked by David Jul 27, 2016 at 07:19 PM about the 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix GT

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

im not losing coolant its just the gage seems to stay in the red zone or just
below could it be the engine block sensor  and car isnt hot  i can put my hand
on top of engine

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Kelly answered 8 years ago

yes replace the temp sending unit first...ok

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