Ok well when it is cool outside my gagues always says my engine is on cold unless i sit in one spot for a while it goes in the middle where all cars sit normal at, but when i start driving my gagues read that my engine is cold and it stays that way. in the summer i have not problem with it the eninge temp always reads right in the middle just in the winter it stays on cold ... even if i drive it all day..... What do you think is wrong .. I have a short ram intake and full exhuast system if that changes anything .. can someone help ?

- Cam

 

could be the thermostat? might be stuck open, which would explain why the temp drops when you drive. the coolant flows freely and when you sit, its mostly stationary...that would be my guess

 

Change the thermostat. It's about $10 and it'll take you like 10 minutes to install.

 

Are you using any sort of a Water Wetter type product?

 

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Is there a site or some pics i can look at that would help me change my thermostat ? because i dont really want to mess up anything.

 

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yea it's called search on here, do the work for yourself don't ask other people to do it for you.

I searched "thermostat" and came up with 58 results, there you go

 

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Take off the lower radiator hose that connects to the engine. You will want to drain the radiator, although there will still be coolant in the thermostat housing. Take off the bolts that hold the thermostat housing to the engine (2 10mm bolts and I think 1 10 mm that holds a wire on there). Remove thermostat, clean out the housing, and reinstall everything. Pick up a Hayes Manual at Pep Boys if you like pictures