Frequently Used ASL Idioms and Expressions. Note: Most of these signs are just regular vocabulary signs in ASL. However, many people for many years have called them idioms and expressions (probably because the English translations often appear as an expression). None-the-less, these are fun signs use and well worth knowing. ASL Idioms and Expressions Video -.
Therefore, the temperature your car's thermistor is recording is the warmer temperature over the roadway, which has been heated by the sun. This can be 10-plus degrees warmer than the actual air temperature, which is measured about 6 and a half feet above a grassy surface, typically at an airport location.
The engine coolant temperature sensor simply tells the car's computer (ECM) the current temperature of the vehicle. When the temperature of the coolant reaches between 75 and 95 degrees (depending on the manufacturer specifications), the ECM instructs the radiator fan to turn on and start cooling down the liquid. 1  Usually it is located either on the bottom of the radiator, or by follow the top radiator hose towards the engine block.