Took the car out for dinner and on the return was approaching a traffic light. Braked as normal to stop but light turned green as I got closer. Stopped braking and downshifted from 3rd to 2nd gear going maybe 20 mph. Upon completing the downshift and before accelerating the car backfired, or thats what it sounded like. I thought it was going to stall but it didnt. Within a mile's distance I noted that my Temp gauge was starting to fog significantly. Although indicated temp was staying between 180-200. Also, I have a voltmeter installed and it was needling like a seismograph during an earthquake. Other gauges were showing normal. I drove another half mile to get home. The next day the car starts as normal but voltage is still swinging wildly. Has anyone else encountered a similar situation?
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