When I start my truck and get going, the temp gauge gets hot then gets back to operating range once i'm driving for a couple minutes. What could this be?

Asked by Jbarrio1 Jul 23, 2015 at 07:17 PM about the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 LS LB RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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Kelly answered 8 years ago

air pocket in cooling system..short in system , bad gauge..bad sender.. (fans off...you said goes ok when driving... you .dont need fans when air is passing thru the system when your driving,,, unless they are helpers in your cash a silverado your fine....could even be a funky thermostat .. FILL SYSTEM BLEED FIRST>

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Kelly answered 8 years ago

jim,come on mannnnnnnn...but i said that above.

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Bob answered 8 years ago

Lazy cooling fan or thermostat. If it is losing coolant and there is no external leak, uhh, that's bad.

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Bob answered 8 years ago

OH! OH! OH! Me, make it me. LOL. Let us know what fixes it.

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