I was wondering if anyone had tried, or had any thoughts on the surf mod for the temperature gauge to make it work more accurately?
Here is the information for the 80 series from which the idea was taken.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/93-97-coolant-temperature-gauge-modification.64252/
http://www.toyotasurf.asn.au/techsite/tempgauge.htmWhy is the modification needed?
There is a deliberate "dead zone" on the stock temperature gauge (see picture).
On the stock gauge, all engine temperatures between about 70 C and 100C give materially the same position on the gauge.
Here is the information for the 80 series from which the idea was taken.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/93-97-coolant-temperature-gauge-modification.64252/