....or at least that's what my temp guage is saying.

Pretty much as soon as I start my car the temp guage shoots up all the way to the top. I have enough coolant and I know it isn't overheating and yes, I searched H-T and found some relevant data such as checking the sensor, wiring and even replacing the thermostat. Any other suggestions and/or ideas?

In a related issue, my heat isn't as hot as I think it could be and air only comes out of my dash vents no matter what button is pressed. Any suggestions and/or ideas?

Thanks in advance to the non flaming responses!

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hmm Ive been working with my cooling system, and you already checked what I could suggest. do you have any leaks??? youve already checked your temp sender..... I dont know what to tell you dude. other then the guage is fugged. do your fans kick on????