This is the highest my temp gauge gets. Although sometimes while

>>17623268
Sometimes my gas gauge drops after driving for a while and then when I refill it the gauge goes back up. What is going on?

>>17623268

Sounds like it is time for a new thermostat.

>>17623268
That's exactly what it's supposed to do.

>>17623297
>hey look at me mom I'm shitposting on 4chan!

>>17623268
Get a new sender, no way that's all the hotter it gets. Unless it's really cold I suppose but even then, probably not

>>17623311
I've never seen a car get above half way on the thermostat

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It's not low on coolent

>>17623268
It means your car is broken. Go sell it and get a bus pass.

>>17623301
Yeah. Sounds like t'stat is stuck wide open. I had that in my car. Warms up slowly, runs pretty cool, temp varies as engine load changes.

This thread is a great example of what's wrong with this board. Half of the posts are people who think they are funny fucking around and scrambling the information to the point that OP can't understand who is seriously answering his question and who is 16 years old.

>>17623500
Why do people even use thermostats? Just fucking take it out OP and monitor your fluid levels and you will be fine.

>>17623297
Kek

>>17623758
Removing the thermostat completely is a bad idea. I've actually tried this before. The actual opening of the thermostat is relatively small and serves to restrict coolant flow. Without it the coolant will just flow straight through the radiator without remaining in it long enough to transfer enough heat. This will cause your car to constantly overheat.

>>17623319
must be nice

>>17623817
I once drove a late 80s grand prix with no tstat (overheated for some reason with it) for like 4 years, ran just fine. Thermostats are a meme

>>17623268
The temp gauge is likely an immaculated idiot light and not meant to be accurate. If it hasn't thrown an engine code or CEL, not tanked fuel economy, or blowing cold from the heater, than its probable ok. The fluctuation may be just be normal thermostat use (open/closing), Radiator fan coming on/off, or A/C use in a hot climate.

>>17623883
I mean how common is it for shit to overheat? I've driven shitboxes my whole life and never had one overheat.

>>17625249
>car has gauge
>gauge isnt actually there to give accurate readings

Pls dont be this stupid .

>>17623758
>Why do people even use thermostats?

Running an engine too cold is bad as well. Just takes longer to wreck an engine.

>>17623817
That is false. Flowrate > everything else when it comes to cooling. The real reason thermostats are essential is because they regulated engine temp. If you have a very efficient cooling system with a ton of overhead, you would be running terminally undertemp without a tstat, which is bad.

ITT: the extent of /o/'s total technical knowledge is revealed to be very little

>>17625619
He's right though. Some of those idiot gauges arent even linear. They're basically only there to tell you when your engine is overheating.

>>17626604
What good is it then?

>>17626674
It isn't, for people who actually know enough to care.

If the gauge doesn't have actual numbers on it, it's probably an idiot light. Red = bad, everything else = good. Keep in mind that the majority of drivers have no idea how or why the magic horseless carriage works; only that they fill it with gas to make it work and take it to a mechanic when a gauge is red or an orange light comes on. They neither know, nor care to know anything else.

Real gauges have numbers and give an absolute value.

>>17626674
Like i said, its good for seeing if your engine is overheating.