Originally posted by tedBalog:
... is there by any chance it just happened to quit working when I landed?
Sure. Check to make sure the connector for the ECT gauge sender did not come loose.
If your CEL comes on, scan it immediately and post the code. The rubber smell, could actually be the "plastic" lower radiator air deflector scraping the road when you landed.
"Always do the cheap and easy ones first."
1996 V6 ATX 96K miles
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