Quote Originally Posted by Booba5185 View Post
A little bit of an update, I went into the diagnostic mode of the CJ2 (digital climate control) and checked the ECT through that. The gauge was roughly 100 degrees higher...CJ2 showed 144 degrees before I shut it down because the gauge showed around 250 degrees. I'm sure it was wrong, but I'd rather not risk my motor.

Is my ECT bad? This would be the second new one I put in, the first one made the temperature gauge peg all the way bass hot the second I turned the key.
Sounds similar to what my ECT is doing.. My guess right now is a bad ECT sensor unless someone can give me another answer.
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