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Old 08-15-2011, 10:37 PM
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Hey all, fellow 3.1 owners where on the temperature guage does your car get when warmed up under normal driving? I think mine is rather low, but i want to see how others are doing, a pic would be even better Thanks
 
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Old 08-16-2011, 12:29 AM
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in my lumina it is right in the middle of the gauge...IIRC that is 180-190
 
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normal driving mine really doesn't get more than 1/4 of the way up. Curious i sat idling and it will eventually climb to the middle and rad fans come on. But i think its running too cold, anyone think so?
 
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Old 08-16-2011, 10:49 PM
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you check your thermostat? maybe it is stuck open
 
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Might be, among the junk in he trunk from the po was another thermostat.
 
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