escort gti temp gauge at max

[blade4real2004]

hi im new to site i have just bought a escort gti 98 model the water temp gauge goes to max before you even start the engine any got any ideas what that could be thanks

[Steve]

on the radiator will be a temperature reader (i am being dumb today and cant remember the name of it, perhaps someone else will know)

This may have a bad connection or the actual reader is faulty. try and unplug it and see if it still does it. Clean up the connection.