If the cooling system is not, in fact, overheating then the possibilities are: the sending unit has failed - the gauge has failed - the wiring between the two of them has failed. Because of the age of the car I would suspect the sending unit first.
Get a new gage cluster panel.
what controls the gas guage on 98 ford escort
temp gauge is stuck on hot
The 1997 Ford Explorer fuel gauge can be stuck on fault because the fuel float is malfunctioning in the fuel tank. The fuel gauge fuse might be blown.
either the fuel gauge needs replacing or the fuel gauge sending unit in the fuel tank is stuck
The temperature sensor is probably bad
The hood on my girlfriend's Escort has issues with the hood release. I have always just stuck something in the hood release under the dash while I opened it via the lever under the hood.
Could be bad gauge or float stuck in fuel tank
To repair a transmission that is stuck in gear on a 1989 Ford Escort 1.9L CFI, it will be necessary to drop the transmission out of the vehicle. It will probably have to be overhauled by replacing a belt or fixing the linkage, that is causing it to be stuck in gear.
The direct succesor to the Ford Escort is the Ford Focus. The direct succesor to the Ford Escort is the Ford Focus. The direct succesor to the Ford Escort is the Ford Focus.
It could be the fuse, but mine is because the floater that measures for the gauge is stuck.
Trouble code P0751 means:Shift solenoid A performance or stuck off