Yesterday I had my radiator replaced with an aftermarket and had the thermostat replaced as well with a generic Autozone type. Today was my first drive with the new cooling system and I noticed the temp. gage slightly increased. Its still below the middle marker. Is this something I should worry about? Could it be the thermostat?

Daniel

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dman81 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">... Its still below the middle marker. Is this something I should worry about?</TD></TR></TABLE>Probably OK, just keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't climb. But that's true even if you used a genuine dealer t-stat.

Below the 50% mark is good, but how much higher is it, really?

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dman81 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Could it be the thermostat?</TD></TR></TABLE>Sure. They're not the most accurate things...

 

I could've sworn that it's possible to install the T-stat backwards also..

 

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Below the 50% mark is good, but how much higher is it, really?

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Thanks Jim for the reply. I've been driving my car for two years, I'm so use to seeing the marker at a specific point in the gage that I know its climbed. Its still a good ways below the middle marker. But as you said, as long as its below the middle marker I'm okay. I'll be observing the gage in the next few days.

THX

Daniel