Mine was about the R-M until I installed a new sender. Now it runs about the L. I must have one hot car.
Actually, this has been talked about quite a bit in the past. Apparently, the gauges and/or the senders are not very accurate, and give a wide range of readings.
95 Contour Zetec, ATX (wrecked, sitting in the barn)
95 Mystique Zetec, MTX
2000 Taurus SEL 3.0L Duratec
1994 Crown Victoria LX 4.6 V8
1993 Chevy Silverado 4.3 V6
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